Two descendants of Thomas Jefferson said they want his DC memorial replaced because it glorifies the third president as a Founding Father without providing context about him being a slaveholder.

A long-standing campaign by Thomas Jefferson admirers and descendants to discredit DNA tests that claimed to show the early president fathered at least one child with his slave, Sally Hemings, has ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Hundreds of people count themselves as descendants of Thomas Jefferson. And their numbers grew substantially after a DNA test in 1998 bolstered the case for Jefferson’s ...

THOMAS Jefferson’s descendants have called the “Founding Father hypocritical for owning slaves” and said the DC memorial of him should come down. Lucian Truscott and Shannon LaNie… ...

As the 6 th great grandson of President Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings, Nexstar (CW39) news anchor, Shannon LaNier, decided to participate and give you a behind the scenes sneak peek.

Did Thomas Jefferson Father Slave Children? Back to Build a Family Tree The first American presidential sex scandal never went on trial, but rumors have persisted to this day that President and ...

Nine generations separate me from my ancestors: Sally Hemings, a slave, and Thomas Jefferson, her owner. Plenty of time to process the fact men like him belong in museums, not on public squares.

Just as the dome of the iconic Thomas Jefferson Memorial undergoes a 7-month update and an $8. 2 million roof repair, two of Jefferson's descendants are calling for it to be replaced.

As the sixth great-grandson of President Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings, Nexstar (CW39) news anchor, Shannon LaNier, decided to participate and give you a behind the scenes sneak peek.

The Jefferson Memorial is an iconic Washington landmark and the National Park Service calls it a "shrine to freedom," but two of Thomas Jefferson's descendants are calling for it to be replaced.