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Title: A Fine and Relevant Biography
Review: Although this documentary is now over 10 years old, it retains its relevance and significance in 2010, especially with the Texas Board of Education and other political conservatives trying to push Thomas Jefferson out of the U.S. History teaching curriculum. This is a quintessential Ken Burns documentary, with great shots of Monticello, a good overview of Jefferson's contradictions from his politics to his status as a Virginia slave owner, and excellent commentary by prominent historians. I will watch it many times again and likely use it in my classroom to share Jefferson's ideas and life with my eighth grade students.
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