Benjamin Banner decided to write Thomas Jefferson a letter replying to his opinions about African Americans expressed in a written article from Notes on Virginia (1788). Therefore, Banner argues the virtue of liberty should terminate slavery and that God created all men equally. In viewing this material, the first fact that he addresses is the termination of slavery stating that African American have endured years of infliction, disapproval, and disrespect. Although, Banner is a free man which there is no doubt he encounters several of these issues. Along with experiences and dealing with the mental prejudice of the culture of that time.
Meanwhile Banner continues the argument questioning American liberty and
