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Monday, September 22, 2008

SALLY HEMINGS

Sally Hemings in Paris
By Annette Gordon-Reed | TheRoot.com

In this excerpt of "The Hemingses of Monticello," author Annette Gordon-Reed examines how Sally Hemings and her brother, the chef James Hemings, enjoyed the cosmopolitan lifestyle of Paris in the 1770s while living with Thomas Jefferson during his stint as Ambassador to France. Teenaged Sally gets her own pay and taste of freedom that eluded her back home in Virginia. [THEROOT]

Sally Hemings and Me
By Annette Gordon-Reed | TheRoot.com

How I uncovered the story of the woman who was missing from childhood history books. [THEROOT]

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