October 22, 2008

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America was fascinated several years ago to learn of the possibility that Thomas Jefferson had children with a black slave woman named Sally Hemings.  Now, a new book chronicles the life of the Hemingses over an entire century.

Scholar Annette Gordon-Reed joined Marc live to discuss her new book called The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family.  What is the historical significance of this family?  What lingering doubts remain about the veracity of the claim that Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings?

Listen in for a glimpse at a fascinating chapter of American history.

Written by Marc Steiner

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