Which best fits with the text's discussion of Jefferson's views on race?
a. Jefferson believed that Africans were as capable as anyone of logic and learning.
b. Jefferson justified slavery by saying that slavery benefited inferior people like Africans.
c. Jefferson's emancipation of his slaves shows that he ultimately opposed racial slavery.
d. Jefferson had mixed feelings about the capabilities of Africans to be free Americans.
Ans: d. Jefferson had mixed feelings about the capabilities of Africans to be free Americans.
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