As a child, we are taught Jefferson's Declaration of Independence almost as if it were a poem, a piece of literature not to question, but to uphold in the highest regard. What we were not told was that a very important section of that document was completely deleted from the final draft; a section that addressed the slavery and the brutal slaying of Native Americans. It listed injuries and usurpations that Great Britain had inflicted upon America. At this point in our history, anything and everything that rooted from King George was utterly frowned upon by the United States. As we know, King George had little to do with the slaying of the Native Americans or the use of Africans as slaves. Thomas Jefferson felt t

hat if he took these aspects of American life and gave the credit to King George, people would turn their backs on it because it was yet another way Great Britain had some sort of control over America.

Its deletion occurred through a series of revisions by the members of the Continental Congress. Many issues mentioned in the deleted passage are vaguely mentioned in the final draft. Of course, not as much detail was used to describe those issues. This shows that the killing of Native Americans and the enslavement of Africans are not important issues for the members of the Continental Congress. Even though Thomas Jefferson was the author of this document, the Continental Congress must have been in total agreement with it, which means editing some parts,

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