Wikimedia Commons/James Akin Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson wrote that Black people were inferior while secretly having six children with his enslaved half-sister-in-law Sally ...

Almost 35 years ago, Sally Hemings and her enslaver Thomas Jefferson were reportedly sealed in posthumous marriage in a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

While many people collect quarters for fun, actual value depends on rarity and condition - and these quarters together are worth a staggering $7.9 million.

Three years after the Thomas Jefferson Foundation celebrated her addition to its board, acclaimed Jefferson historian Annette Gordon-Reed has resigned.

Among them was Sally Hemings, who was about 15 when he began a relationship with her. He was in his forties at the time and had a couple of children, most of whom remained in captivity.

BLACK FOLKS. SALLY HEMINGS YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT. THAT’S EXACTLY RIGHT. THAT WAS THAT WAS THE THAT WAS THE WHOLE SORT OF FOUNDATION OF THE STORY IN MANY WAYS.

Richard J. Moylan has overseen a transformation of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn in his nearly 40 years as president. Now he’s ready to retire.

Giant floater prepares to depart Singapore, marking key milestone in $2.3 billion Brazilian project Petrobras chief executive, Magda Chambriard, announces sailaway ceremony for P-78 FPSO at ...

Notre Dame guard Hannah Hidalgo finished with 17 points and nine assists in team USA's 110-44 quarterfinals victory over Puerto Rico on Independence Day.

Experts say that current pressures could change "the National Park System irreparably for future generations." ...