Questions About Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings: An American Controversy

by Annette Gordon-Reed

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Shlomo Definitely. Despite DNA testing at the time it was written, the evidence pointed to a high probability that Thomas Jefferson was not saint, and did wh…moreDefinitely. Despite DNA testing at the time it was written, the evidence pointed to a high probability that Thomas Jefferson was not saint, and did what many slaveholders did to their female slaves - rape them. In Sally Hemming's, there seem to be a lasting relationship for many years - 30+.(less)

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