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Kościuszko’s moral challenge to Jefferson remains contested

A Deutsche Welle report notes that the Polish general’s most difficult moral test for Thomas Jefferson has no clear resolution among historians.

Von Deutsche Welle·
Der US-Präsident Thomas Jefferson (links) und der polnische Freiheitskämpfer Tadeusz Kosciuszko

Tadeusz Kościuszko, a Polish general and freedom fighter, presented Thomas Jefferson – the author of the United States Declaration of Independence – with what he described as his most difficult moral challenge. Historians disagree over whether Jefferson succeeded in meeting that challenge, and the debate is recorded in a report published by Deutsche Welle.