How did intellectual leaders like Thomas Jefferson and Dr. Samuel George Morton justify the legal differences between whites and blacks?They argued that blacks were inferior because they were unable to prevent themselves from becoming slaves.They suggested that, although blacks and whites shared a common lineage, a history of servitude had degraded the African race.They claimed that, if slavery were not justifiable, it would not be nearly as common across time and place.They created pseudo-scientific arguments regarding the intellectual capacity of those of African descent.

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