Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy
- ISBN-10
- 0813916984
- ISBN-13
- 9780813916989
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Author
- Annette Gordon-Reed
Description
Presents the facts surrounding the speculation about Thomas Jefferson's possible affair with a slave woman, Sally Hemings
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