New American History

New American History and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello

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Named for meals that Jefferson hosted and known for their good food and interesting conversation, the Feast of Reason is a card deck that facilitates conversations on history and democracy over food and drink.

Learn More Image of the Feast of Reason Card Set show the box, a "Host Card," and two sets of cards fanned out to show both sides.

Despite their close friendship, Jefferson wrote that he and Adams were often separated by “different conclusions we had drawn from our political reading.”

Learn More Side-by-side images of a white bust of John Adams and a terracotta-colored bust of Thomas Jefferson.

Daughter, mother, sister, aunt. Inherited as property. Seamstress. World traveler. Enslaved woman. Concubine. Negotiator. Liberator. Mystery.

Learn More Silhouettes depicting Sally Hemings combing her daughter's hair.

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