An insatiable desire to learn her family’s story landed Gayle Jessup White at Monticello, a place she describes as “the epicenter of the American paradox.” The paradox, of course, is that ...

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 ...

For years, Monticello has researched and cultivated historical information on slavery and African-American life at Thomas Jefferson ... is also a descendant of Sally Hemings.

But among all the items, none deserves its position of special honor more than the portable lap desk on which Thomas ... brother of Sally Hemings, and one of five slaves freed by Jefferson in ...

Built by Thomas Jefferson’s carpenter and long ... for the Founding Father and third president. Half-brother to Sally Hemings, Jefferson’s enslaved lover and half-sister of his late wife ...

Built in 1771, Monticello was owned by the third U.S. president, Thomas Jefferson ... and there, Jefferson impregnated an enslaved woman named Sally Hemings. Life on Monticello was similar ...

Wallace's "Jefferson & the Indians: The Tragic Fate of the First Americans" notes that while Thomas Jefferson was the "scholarly ... uncivilized actions can be found also in the Jefferson/Sally ...

It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the destination of Thomas Jefferson’s plantation ... slavery in Charlottesville and the life of Sally Hemings, that you may not have know previously.

At the time Thomas Jefferson wrote them, he owned about 200 slaves. Advertisement Article continues below this ad This paradox has troubled me my entire adult life. If only I could ask Jefferson ...

The Thomas Jefferson High School class of 2025 will graduate at 7 p.m. June 5. Approximately 225 students will march at the Thomas Jefferson High School Stadium. Admission is open to the public.

The Trump administration said Thursday it is investigating the admissions process at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, reviving a debate over whether the policy unfairly ...