In defense of Thomas Jefferson : the Sally Hemings sex scandal

Destroys the myth that Thomas Jefferson had a relationship with his slave Sally Heming and concludes that Jefferson's younger brother, Randolph, is the most likely candidate to have fathered Hemings's children.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hyland, William G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • James Callender : "human nature in a hideous form"
  • Misleading DNA
  • Sally Hemings and Randolph Jefferson : "the unknown brother"
  • "An American in Paris"
  • Timing and conception
  • Carr brothers and other male Jeffersons
  • Jefferson's declining health
  • The scholars commission and the character issue
  • Madison Hemings : gossip and hearsay
  • Jefferson on trial
  • Secret rooms and other Hollywood fantasies
  • The Monticello report : a "rush to judgment"
  • The Charlottesville connection : true believers
  • The "Sally" books
  • Jefferson under siege : "presentism"
  • Final argument : an innocent man.