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Presidents of the United States - Biography, Slave Narratives & Biographies, 18th Century American History - General & Miscellaneous
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Jefferson Scandals: A Rebuttal

by Virginius Dabney
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Overview

In 1802, a revenge-seeking journalist named James T. Callender charged that Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence, had taken a light-skinned slave named Sally Hemings as his mistress, adn that the relationship resulted in five children. It was also alleged that one of the children was sold into prositution at a slave market in New Orleans. Callender's charges have surfaced periodically, only to be deflated by scholars.

Synopsis

Puts to rest the unfounded allegations surrounding Jefferson and Sally Hemings.

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Book Details

Published
May 1, 2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Pages
176
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780819178213

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