Thomas Jefferson is a two-part portrait of our enigmatic and brilliant third president. Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history:...

Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history: as the author of the Declaration of Independence, he gave voice to our fervent desire for...

1997年2月1日 · thomas jefferson: when in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of...

Thomas Jefferson is a 1997 two-part American documentary film directed and produced by Ken Burns. It covers the life and times of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States. In the film Jefferson is portrayed as a renaissance man. Not only was he a dedicated public servant, but was also a writer, an inventor, and a noted architect ...

1 天前 · Friday, February 7 at 8 p.m. “Thomas Jefferson” is a two-part portrait of our enigmatic and brilliant third president. Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history: as the author of the Declaration of Independence, he gave voice to our fervent desire for freedom, but he also owned more than 150 slaves and never …

Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history: as the author of the Declaration of Independence, he gave voice to our fervent desire for freedom, but he also owned more than 150 slaves and never saw fit to free them.

As a young man, he was transformed by the fire of the Enlightenment into America’s most articulate voice for human liberty. Thomas Jefferson is a two-part portrait of our enigmatic and brilliant third president.

5 天之前 · Fridays, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Sundays, Feb. 9 and 16 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 THOMAS JEFFERSON is a two-part portrait of our enigmatic ...

Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history: as the author of the Declaration of Independence, he gave voice to our fervent desire for freedom, but he also owned more than 150 slaves and never saw fit to free them.

Documentary. Watch with PBS Documentaries Start your 7-day free trial. Buy Episode 1 UHD $6.99. Buy Season 1 UHD $9.99. More purchase ... Thomas Jefferson's beginnings in Virginia are detailed from his education at William & Mary, the building of Monticello, to his marriage and children. Jefferson is called to Philadelphia as a statesman, and ...