Which paragraph in the section "The principle of equality" shows that the signers of the declaration disagreed about slavery?
A
Although Jefferson was the main writer of the declaration, he owned slaves. Many of his fellow signers also did. However, Jefferson was prepared to speak against the slave trade. His original writing of the declaration included a part that blamed King George for allowing the slave trade to grow. This part was deleted by a vote of the Congress.
B
The declaration's most famous sentence reads, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
C
The African-American anti-slavery writer David Walker challenged white Americans in 1829 to "See your Declaration Americans!!! Do you understand your own language?" Walker dared America to live up to its stated principles. If all men were equal, why was slavery allowed?
D
Being equal has been an important principle in American history. Women's rights protesters at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848 wrote a "Declaration of Sentiments." They used the same terms as the Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident," they said, "that all men and women are created equal."
E
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