Voices of Science and Social Justice: Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams on Slavery

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Introduction
The USA has a glorious history attached to it; let's travel back in the time when they were
preparing the drafts for the declaration of the independence for this country. It was the time
when the intellectual clan of the USA, like the thinkers, lawyers, scientists, and politicians
were busy in shaping up a new social structure and the polity for New USA. Their
contribution cannot be denied in the formation of this great country which has now become
the best example of the unity in the diversity (Zinn 31).
Any person living in the 21st century and writing voraciously on the walls of the social media
platforms will find it difficult to estimate the real value of the written words in the era of 17 th
and 18th century. In the current essay, we are having a look at the literary work of three social
stalwarts of that era; they are Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams. These
three personalities represent three different walks of the society of that era. With the help of
their writings, we will try to capture the essence of that era and highlight some of their salient
works that are still surviving in the flesh and blood of this great nation. In this essay, we will
share their thought and actions connected to the evil of slavery. All three of them were
unanimously against the slavery; however, their stance on the removal of slavery was slightly
different from each other. This stance shows us that they were representing different sections
of the society and their thought process was an outcome of their worldview that they
developed after interacting with their immediate societies.
The champions of STEM, Polity and Social Justice
When a committee of five members was writing the drafts of the declaration of independence
for the USA, many people were thinking about the abolishment of slavery from the
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