On July 1, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was changed to the one adopted on July 4. The original draft had 138 scathing words against slavery, gladly written by Thomas Jefferson and approved of by eleven of the thirteen original States. Why were those words removed? Would the inclusion of those words in the final draft changed the course of American history away from slavery?
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