Jefferson-Hemings Resources
ON MONTICELLO'S WEB SITE:
- The Hemings-Jefferson Controversy: A Brief Account
- A Statement from Daniel P. Jordan, President of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, issued on November 1, 1998
- Remarks from Daniel P. Jordan, President of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, at the meeting of the Monticello Association, the organization of descendants of Thomas Jefferson (May 15, 1999)
- Report of the Monticello Research Committee on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings (2000)
- Sally Hemings and Her Children: Information from Documentary Sources (published as Appendix H of the Report of the Monticello Research Committee on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings)
- Statement on the Report by TJMF President Daniel P. Jordan
- Minority Report of the Monticello Research Committee on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
- Response to the Minority Report of the Monticello Research Committee on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
- Reply to the Response to the Minority Report
- Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: Sources
- Sally Hemings (a brief biography)
- Getting Word (an online exhibit of Monticello's interviews with the descendants of Monticello slaves)
- General Information on Slavery at Monticello
NEWS MEDIA:
- The journal Nature published the following articles (links are to article summaries; full text available to subscribers or with paid access):
- Eugene A. Foster et al., "Jefferson Fathered Slave's Last Child," November 5, 1998
- Eric S. Lander and Joseph J. Ellis, "Founding Father," November 5, 1998
- Eugene A. Foster et al., Reply: The Thomas Jefferson paternity case, letter to editor, January 7, 1999
- Science Magazine, Eliot Marshall: "Which Jefferson Was the Father?" January 1999 (summary only; full text available to subscribers or with paid access)
- U.S. News and World Report published the following articles:
- Barbra Murray, Brian Duffy, Gerald Parshall and Lewis Lord: "Jefferson's Secret Life", November 1998
- Lewis Lord: "The Tom-and-Sally Miniseries (Cont.)", January 1999
- Lewis Lord: "Jefferson, Hemings -- Again", April 2001
Discussion
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Sally Hemings & Thomas Jefferson is a complicated and sometimes confusing topic to dive into, but this page makes it easy to get started. It's my go-to place for patrons who are curious about this topic and want to explore it themselves. There's even a comprehensive bibliography of sources that cover this topic, from all sides (under "Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: Sources").
June 29, 2010, 3:46 pm
DNA says a male Jefferson fathered one of Sally Hemings's children; documentary evidence points more closely to TJ as the father of all of her children.