Refuting Jefferson...
Read the brief bios below:
1. What do you notice about them that might make Jefferson's claims invalid?
2. How do Wheatley, Banneker, Cuffe and/or Forten change people's views on African-Americans?
Benjamin Banneker Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-banneker-9198038
Phyllis Wheatley Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/phillis-wheatley-9528784
Paul Cuffe Bio: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Cuffe
James Forten Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/james-forten-9299324#synopsis
Use information about them to refute Thomas Jefferson's views of blacks from his Notes on Virginia: http://historytools.davidjvoelker.com/sources/Jefferson-Race.pdf
Each pair should come up with 5 ways these people could prove Jefferson's theories wrong... (Choose 2)
1. What do you notice about them that might make Jefferson's claims invalid?
2. How do Wheatley, Banneker, Cuffe and/or Forten change people's views on African-Americans?
Benjamin Banneker Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/benjamin-banneker-9198038
Phyllis Wheatley Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/phillis-wheatley-9528784
Paul Cuffe Bio: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-Cuffe
James Forten Bio: http://www.biography.com/people/james-forten-9299324#synopsis
Use information about them to refute Thomas Jefferson's views of blacks from his Notes on Virginia: http://historytools.davidjvoelker.com/sources/Jefferson-Race.pdf
Each pair should come up with 5 ways these people could prove Jefferson's theories wrong... (Choose 2)