Eston Hemings Jefferson was born an enslaved person on May 21, 1808. He was the child of Sally Hemings and slave owner Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Jefferson never freed ...

A few years ago, I heard an apologist for the so-called “Lost Cause” interviewed on NPR. He claimed most slaves were treated ...

If you know the name Angelica Schuyler, you just might be a fan of “Hamilton,” where she stole the show by belting out “Satisfied.” And the musical just might have given you the impression Angelica ...

There's not a lot that unites Americans anymore, with too many people more aligned with their political tribes than with their shared nationality. But one thing that just about all of us like to do is ...

Sally Thomas, 74, of De Soto died June 18, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City. Ms. Thomas spent much of her life in Minnesota, where she raised her two sons. She returned to the St.

So, Brenda Hafera, a Heritage Foundation vice president, and President Donald Trump are concerned that museums like the Smithsonian Institution are promoting a "false revisionist version of history," ...

Recently, the History Channel televised a six-part series about Thomas Jefferson, one of several programs planned by the network this year to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the ...

Thomas Jefferson loved vanilla ice cream. Few did as much as Jefferson to popularize it in the United States. So great was his love for the dessert that his recipe for it is the first known one ...