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    THOMAS JEFFERSON'S "OTHER" FAMILY: THE HEMINGSES OF MONTICELLO

    THOMAS JEFFERSON'S "OTHER" FAMILY: THE HEMINGSES OF MONTICELLO

    Presented by Historic Newton at Jackson Homestead

    December 14, 2009

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    THOMAS JEFFERSON'S "OTHER" FAMILY: THE HEMINGSES OF MONTICELLO Welcome Annette Gordon-Reed, winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in history, will speak about her book The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family. In this readable account, she traces the family history of Sally Hemings, the slave who had a 38-year relationship with Thomas Jefferson. Hemings arrived at Monticello as the slave (and half-sister) of Martha Wayles, Jefferson’s bride. After Wayles’ death, Hemings and Jefferson had seven children, and she and her family accompanied Jefferson on many of his travels and at home throughout the rest of his life. Through the story of Sally Hemings and her family, Gordon-Reed’s work exposes the way Americans and historians view the history of slavery, and how it affects our ideas about race today. Currently the Charles Warren Visiting Professor of American Legal History at Harvard, Gordon-Reed is also the author of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy. Free.


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        Jackson Homestead

        527 Washington Street
        Newton, MA 02458

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        Tickets: Free

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        December 14, 2009

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        7:30 PM

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