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The panelists talked about the relationship between Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. Topics included the social implications of interracial sex in the 18th century, Jefferson’s family, an…

One of the members of the Corps of Discovery was William Clark’s African-American slave, York. The panelists discussed topics including the influence of African-Americans on the expedition, …

Foundation representatives talked with reporters about recently released findings of a DNA study concerning the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and one of his slaves, Sally Hemings. Th…

As part of the Virginia Festival of the Book, Dr. Roger Wilkins, Dr. Annette Gordon-Reed, author of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy and Dr. Lucia Stanton, editor…