Black Reason, White Feeling

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The book explores the significant role of Black American intellectuals in shaping and interpreting Thomas Jefferson's Enlightenment principles. Hannah Spahn highlights how figures like David Walker, Lemuel Haynes, Frederick Douglass, and W. E. B. Du Bois engaged critically with Jefferson's ideas, influencing their development and reception. By examining these interactions, the work reveals the philosophical contributions of Black thinkers to Jefferson's legacy and the broader American Enlightenment, positioning their perspectives as essential to understanding this historical narrative.