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Annette Gordon-Reed on the Hemings Family

Annette Gordon-Reed speaks about her new book, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, and answers questions at Monticello's Jefferson Library.
Videos of the talk
Introduction
Origins of the Hemings Family James and Sally Hemings in Paris Return to Monticello and Dispersal
       
 
Questions: Researching and timing of the book.
Questions: A Jefferson-focused biography, the descendants of the Hemings family, and Sally Hemings' first child. Questions: Slave literacy, slave family names, and Jefferson paternity.  

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