Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings An American Controversy |
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Author:
| Gordon-Reed, Annette |
ISBN: | 978-0-8139-1833-4 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1998 |
Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $21.95USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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Rumours of Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings have circulated for two centuries. In this text, the author sets out to intensify the debate, arguing not that the events necessarily took place, but that the evidence for their taking place has been denied a fair hearing.
Rumours of Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings have circulated for two centuries. In this text, the author sets out to intensify the debate, arguing not that the events necessarily took place, but that the evidence for their taking place has been denied a fair hearing.