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How did intellectual leaders like Thomas Jefferson and Dr. Samuel George Morton justify the legal differences between whites and blacks

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Answer: Honestly they didnt do anything

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Answer: They created pseudo-scientific arguments regarding the intellectual capacity of those of African descent.

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Many believed whites and African-Americans were two completely different species.

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