The Life of Sally Hemings
Daughter, mother, sister, aunt. Concubine. Negotiator. Liberator. Mystery.
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Thomas Jefferson Foundation
January 2000
Based on the examination of currently available primary and secondary documentary evidence, the oral histories of descendants of Monticello's African-American community, recent scientific studies, and the guidance of individual members of Monticello's Advisory Committee for the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies and Advisory Committee on African-American Interpretation, the Research Committee has reached the following conclusions:
Daughter, mother, sister, aunt. Concubine. Negotiator. Liberator. Mystery.
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