Press Page
This page contains a selection of stories from the media. Its purpose is to further thoughtful communication.
The opinions presented here do not represent The Monticello Association. The views are solely those of the individual authors.
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Wikipedia - Sally Hemings
Jefferson's Blood - PBS
Jeffersons Split Over Hemings Descendants - Washington Post, May 17, 1999
Thomas Jefferson's kin to vote on inclusion of slave family - Associated Press, May 4, 2002
Jefferson group rejects Hemings descendants - Washington Post, May 6, 2002
Hemings descendants plan separate Jefferson reunion - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 19, 2002
Jefferson rolling in grave over kin's behavior - Sarasota Herald-Tribune, June 3, 2002
Cocktails and a Family Feud at Monticello? - Washington Post, April 22, 2003
The Family That Spies Together Gets Together - Washington Post, May 2, 2003
Alleged charade to cloud reunion Jefferson, Hemings factions at odds - Richmond Times-Dispatch, May 2, 2003
Reunion bridges Jefferson family rift - Associated Press, July 13, 2003
A Family Get-Together of Historic Proportions - New York Times, July 13, 2003 (reg. req'd)
Jefferson reunion ends with peace - Associated Press, July 13, 2003
A Family Divided - Time Magazine, July 5, 2004