Annette Gordon-Reed : « Je ne suis pas une femme qui a fait un film pour se faire plaisir. » She says his words in Declaration of Independence resonate in all kinds of ways . His affirmation of freedoms coexisted with his ownership of slaves , she says . She says Monticello is a slave plantation and a place to celebrate Jefferson 's ideals .
Annette Gordon-Reed : Thomas Jefferson still relevant today . She says his words in Declaration of Independence resonate in all kinds of ways . His affirmation of freedoms coexisted with his ownership of slaves , she says . She says Monticello is a slave plantation and a place to celebrate Jefferson 's ideals .