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1 day ago · Sally Hemings. Sarah " Sally " Hemings ( c. 1773 – 1835) was a female slave with one-quarter African ancestry who was owned by president of the United States Thomas Jefferson, one of many he inherited from his father-in-law, John Wayles. Hemings' mother was Betty Hemings, [1] the daughter of a female slave and an English captain, John Hemings.
5 days ago · At other times, however, the wit employed both on behalf of and against Jefferson bordered on the racially brutal and would never pass muster, even in a relatively less politically-correct time than our own. This was especially true in the matter of Sally Hemings. Jefferson’s supporters, though, matched the invective of his detractors.
4 days ago · Hemmings and Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia from Monticello in 1775, where more than 400 enslaved people from six Black families lived. The Hemings are the most well-known, largely because Robert Hemmings’ sister, Sally Hemings, was mother to six of Jefferson’s children.
3 days ago · Thomas Jefferson owned scores of men and women, fathering six children by Sally Hemings; yet he insisted that emancipation would result in race war unless accompanied by expatriation. In Notes on the State of Virginia (1787), he argued that black inferiority was “fixed,” but that Indians were capable of “cultivation.” The former view ...
2 days ago · Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 [b] – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, planter, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. [6] He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. Following the American Revolutionary War and prior to ...
4 hours ago · His ownership of slaves and his relationship with Sally Hemings, a woman who was enslaved by Jefferson, have been subjects of ongoing debate and discussion. Recent scholarship, such as Cara Rogers Stevens' book "Descendants of Monticello," has shed new light on these aspects of Jefferson's life and challenged traditional narratives.
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2 days ago · Jefferson fathered multiple enslaved children with the enslaved woman Sally Hemings, the likely half-sister of his late wife Martha Wayles Skelton. Despite being a lifelong slave owner, Jefferson routinely condemned the institution of slavery, attempted to restrict its expansion, and advocated gradual emancipation. As president, he oversaw the ...
