The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed

Like it or not folks, YOUR republic owes it's SOUL to Tho. Jefferson. A Jeffersonian republic seeks to diminish the superstition and tyranny of religion (Obama is continuing the Bush Faith Based garbage) and to expand public education for ALL who have the ability, FREE ( Obama continues the Bush privatization of our public education commons with the charter garbage and No Child.) Jefferson's detractors had better see who their friend really is and soon as the fate of this republic is at stake.

Well it is as exact as it can be because a paternity test as well will never prove that a person is 100% the father. And as for his nephews, the Carr's were ruled out as the family because the Y chromosome didnt match.

"Reason and persuasion are the only practicable instruments. ... But every state, says an inquisitor, has established some religion. No two, say I, have established the same. ... Our sister states of Pennsylvania and New York, however, have long subsisted without any establishment at all." Jefferson inspires the future establishment clause. Read his Notes on the State of Virginia then smear him, if U can.

After all the smearing of Jefferson for allegedly having a sexual affair with his slave, most people today couldn't name one of his progressive achievements. He predicted where we are right now in Notes on Virginia. I paraphrase, "The People will forget a due respect of their rights in the sole pursuit of making money."

He wrote about absolute equality, but when in a position to act upon this belief i.e. by treating his slaves as equals, he rather used them as concubines and workers on his plantation. You should read the book and get a perspective on your comment. I entirely agree that Jefferson did alot of forward thinking and courageous things; Adrienne Koch says that Jefferson was 'innovative, speculative and bold', but only on the issues that did not effect himself