David Barton argues no proof 3rd president had children with slave Sally Hemings
Author of the Declaration of Independence. Founder of the University of Virginia. Father of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom.
These were some of the accomplishments for which Thomas Jefferson wanted to be remembered.
But today, the first thing most people say about America’s third president is he had children by a slave, Sally Hemings. And now, even at Monticello, Jefferson’s beloved home and retreat, there is a new focus for visitors that emphasizes Jefferson’s alleged sexual relationship with a slave.
There’s only one problem. It’s not true, contends David Barton, historian and author of the controversial New York Times besteller “The Jefferson Lies.”
He denounced the decision by Monticello to put Jefferson’s purported relationship with Hemings at the center of the tourist experience.
A recent report by the Washington Post states baldly Hemings “was owned by Jefferson and had a long-term relationship with him.”
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Did you know that the old term runaway slaves is no longer acceptable. They are now to be called freedom seekers. When will all the PC end. I say we call them ungrateful purchased immigrants instead.
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