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Thomas Jefferson , the third president of the United States , owned more than African-American slaves throughout his adult life. Jefferson freed two of his slaves while he lived and seven others after his death. Jefferson consistently spoke out against the international slave trade and outlawed it while he was President. He privately advocated gradual emancipation and colonization of slaves already in the United States, rather than immediate manumission. In at age 24, Jefferson inherited 5, acres of land along with 52 slaves by his father's will. In , Jefferson began construction of his Monticello plantation. Through his marriage to Martha Wayles in and inheritance from his father-in-law John Wayles , in Jefferson inherited two plantations and more slaves. By , Jefferson was one of the largest planters in Virginia. The Cruelty Of Masters Toward Slaves

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