DNA Proves Thomas Jefferson Fathered Sally Hemings' Children

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Why would people needs "outs" and how is that even political? Like it's well known he had sex with his slaves... Even in grade school growing up this was common knowledge, like it's not a controversial thing... I guess the controversy could be is having sex with your slaves "rape" or not. I would say yes because of the power dynamics....

Certain Jefferson die hards refuse to accept he fathered Sally's kids due to the wiggle room in previous DNA analysis. For example, the association that controls the cemetary at Monticello limits burials to Jefferson's descendants by his 2 legitimate daughters, and not descendants by Hemings.

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Certain Jefferson die hards refuse to accept he fathered Sally's kids due to the wiggle room in previous DNA analysis. For example, the association that controls the cemetary at Monticello limits burials to Jefferson's descendants by his 2 legitimate daughters, and not descendants by Hemings.

Must be flat earth society members
There will always be individuals that can't deal with reality
As of 9/12/26 , the cemetery changed its policy when Cedric Jessup Jr was burried there

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Must be flat earth society members
There will always be individuals that can't deal with reality
As of 9/12/26 , the cemetery changed its policy when Cedric Jessup Jr was burried there

They may have changed their rules to allow a Black person buried there, but not the rule mandating descent from TJ's two daughters.

Cedric Jessup descended from Martha Jefferson, a legititmate daughter of TJ. He was eligible regardless of his ancestry from the Hemings family.

I agree the Monticello cemetary people need to accept reality.

I just saw this on reddit
I didn't even know this movie existed

Quote: terapined1

I just saw this on reddit
I didn't even know this movie existed

Apparently someone at Reddit thinks it is a bad movie. Probably bad or terrible but might look for reviews, Neil's portrayal would be interesting.
"freed by love" sounds tone deaf
She had a better lot than most slaves but ... bit 'but' here

According to IMDB.com the real title is "Sally Hemings: An American Scandal" .... so what's up with the Reddit image?
Also, not a movie but a TV series

I liked this one. Problem is, based on box office receipts, nobody else did.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_in_Paris

Had what turned out to be an all-star cast.

Quote: GenoDRPh

I liked this one. Problem is, based on box office receipts, nobody else did.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_in_Paris

Had what turned out to be an all-star cast.

often the give-it-one-star reviews are entertaining.
The wikipedia article quotes this reviewer,

"In a negative review appearing in Rolling Stone magazine, Peter Travers said:
... drops the ball with this droopy, snail-paced prigs-in-wigs movie. It doesn't help that Nick Nolte is such a lox as Thomas Jefferson ... [He] seems to think that playing an introspective man means impersonating a wax dummy."