Download or read book A Defense of Thomas Jefferson and His Legacy written by Brian Martin and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 30-page essay, independent scholar Brian Martin argues that the condemnation of Thomas Jefferson is wrong. It's true that he owned slaves, but the people who have pulled down Jefferson's statues (and others, like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln) are making a mistake in how they think about history and people from the past.