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In 1802, a revenge-seeking journalist named James T. Callender charged that Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence, had taken a light-skinned slave named Sally Hemings as his mistress, adn that the relationship resulted in five children. It was also alleged that one of the children was sold into prositution at a slave market in New Orleans. Callender's charges have surfaced periodically, only to be deflated by scholars.

The Jefferson Scandals: A Rebuttal

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In 1802, a revenge-seeking journalist named James T. Callender charged that Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States and author... Read more

    Publisher: University Press of America
    Publication Date: 26/02/1991
    ISBN13: 9780819178213, 978-0819178213
    ISBN10: 0819178217

    Number of Pages: 176

    Non Fiction , Biography

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    In 1802, a revenge-seeking journalist named James T. Callender charged that Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence, had taken a light-skinned slave named Sally Hemings as his mistress, adn that the relationship resulted in five children. It was also alleged that one of the children was sold into prositution at a slave market in New Orleans. Callender's charges have surfaced periodically, only to be deflated by scholars.

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