Thomas Jefferson's complicated legacy 250 years after the Declaration of Independence

By — Judy Woodruff Judy Woodruff By — Sarah Clune Hartman Sarah Clune Hartman Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/thomas-jeffersons-complicated-legacy-250-years-after-the-declaration-of-independence Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio It's been 250 years since Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, a document that declared all men equal even while hundreds of thousands of people remained enslaved. Judy Woodruff traveled to his Virginia home of Monticello to learn more about the third president and how his own contradictions reflected the nation's. It's part of her series, Crossroads: America at 250. Listen to this Segment By — Judy Woodruff Judy Woodruff Judy Woodruff is a senior correspondent and the former anchor and managing editor of the PBS News Hour. She has covered politics and other news for five decades at NBC, CNN and PBS. @judywoodruff By — Sarah Clune Hartman Sarah Clune Hartman