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 ...
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 ...
Separate but nowhere near equal. In theory, since the family has now acknowledged that Sally Hemings bore several of Thomas ...
Learn how Colonial culinary tastes were shaped and American cuisine started to define itself at the screening of James ...
The story of Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson's enslaved lover and mother of six ... Father and his female possession because they ignore the sexual exploitation and family losses inscribed across the ...
A six-part History Channel documentary offers a clear-eyed view of Jefferson’s flaws, contradictions and triumphs.
The Age of Experiments/The Pursuit of Happiness” Friday, February 7 at 9:00 pm In part two: Jefferson was responsible... Read More ...