Sally, as most now know, was Sally Hemings, a woman Jefferson owned, having inherited her, her mother and siblings when his father-in-law, John Wayles, died in 1773.

Denying Sally Hemings's offspring a place in their ranks won't spare the 700 lineal descendants of Mr. Jefferson and his wife, Martha, from continued scholarly and popular talk about the ...

Sally Hemings might be a household name these days, but we still know so little about the relationship between Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. Yet, Hemings endures as a figure of endless fascination ...

Shannon Lanier, 23, looks forward to the first Hemings Family Reunion being held this weekend in Charlottesville, Va. Lanier is a descendent of President Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally ...