The Hemingses of Monticello, Part 1

Annette Gordon-Reed talks about her new book, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family, and answers questions at Monticello's Jefferson Library. Ms. Gordon-Reed explains how and why she began writing about the Hemingses.

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• Slavery
• slave
• Hemings
• Gordon-Reed
• Jefferson
• Monticello

[jppuertorico85]

She's brilliant!

[BookofLove2011]

Thank you for the video. I love Gordon_reed's sharp mind, her focus on the heart of what Historiography really is. She's one of those rare people who gets the point, she knows what is important, what matters.

She feels America as it is.

[voltron512]

She is incredible!!!

[bkl139]

What a powerful woman. 

[jppuertorico85]

@APGifts You obviously didn't read the book at all. Dr. Gordon-Reed totally blasts away what you are saying about this relationship not being volitional. You are viewing Sally simply by the archetype as a slave woman, instead of evaluating her as an individual person. Dr. Gordon-Reed painstakingly goes through the story to evaluate every possible interpretation, but the one that has best support is that Jefferson and Hemings had a real personal connection. Read the book first before you talk

[Shelton1967]

The DNa test was performed a sescendant of only one of Sally's 6 children. The test showed that there was JEfferson DNA present. Could be Thomas or more likely his brother who spent time at the sl;ave quarters at Montecello, making music with the slaves there. Sally Hemmings and her children all held "better" positions in the house, rather than in the field. Sally was a half sister to Jefferson's deceased wife - and Sally was described as "damned near white" by a first hand account.

[yolainem]

@APGifts is she was rape and wasn't in love with jefferson she would have stay in paris he had given her her freedom in paris