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 ...

NPR's Emily Harris reports that descendants of Thomas Jefferson are publishing a report that attempts to disprove Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings, one of his slaves. They're trying ...

In theory, since the family has now acknowledged that Sally Hemings bore several of Thomas Jefferson’s children, their descendants should be eligible to join the 2,000-plus waiting list for the ...

Large eyes now fill the windows of the Declaration House — belonging to descendants of the enslaved people of Monticello. Why it matters: It's part of a new art exhibit reframing the story of ...

Our Call: STREAM IT. History’s Thomas Jefferson docuseries tries its best to make sure the Founding Father is seen in a proper light, and for the most part achieves that goal.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, May 4 -- Descendants of slave Sally Hemings, declaring they were tired of drawing hostile stares at gatherings hosted by white kin of Thomas Jefferson, said today that they will ...

If that Jefferson was the third President, as many historians believe, it means at least some of Sally Hemings’ descendants were Thomas Jefferson’s too.

For three years, the descendants of slave Sally Hemings have attended family reunions at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello plantation, touring the historic grounds outside Charlottesville alongside ...

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 ...

To this day, some white descendants of Jefferson deny that he had a sexual relationship with Hemings. Posted 7:22 p.m. Jun 16, 2018 — Updated 7:22 p.m. Jun 16, 2018 ...