The Start of Thomas Jefferson's Sexual Relationship with Enslaved, 14-Year-Old Sally Hemings Examined in New Doc
Thomas Jefferson', the History channel's new six-part documentary series examines the complicated legacy of the third U.S.
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5 Inconvenient, Ugly Truths About America's 'Founding Fathers' And Slavery
Out of the seven ‘Founding Fathers,’ only John Adams and Samuel Adams didn’t own slaves. Both men were Northerners. Thomas ...
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For decades they hid Jefferson’s mistress – now Monticello is making room for Sally Hemings
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The room where historians believe Sally Hemings slept was just steps away from Thomas Jefferson’s bedroom. But in 1941, the caretakers of Monticello turned it into a ...
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Descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings Learns Details of Their Relationship
The fact that Thomas Jefferson had children with Sally Hemings was denied by Jefferson's family for almost two centuries–until DNA evidence confirmed it. A descendent of Sally Hemings learns the ...
‘Thomas Jefferson’ Review: A Full Portrait of the Founder
A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.
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Jefferson and Hemings: Still Not Proven
Two new books about Thomas Jefferson are out, one fiction (Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings by Stephen O’Connor), one non-fiction (“Most Blessed of the Patriarchs” by Annette ...
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Beyond Slavery:
The story of Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson's enslaved lover and mother of six of his children, has gone from scandal to romance to the subject of historical and scientific investigation. All of ...
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Slavery and Sexual Agency in the History of the United States
The story of Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson's enslaved lover and mother of six of his children, has gone from scandal to romance to the subject of historical and scientific investigation. All of ...