The issue for me is whether TJ had kids with his slaves; in the end,
lots of southern masters had kids with their slaves. I would bet that
99% of all southern "whites" with roots that date before 1840 (or even
1860) have lots of "black" relatives. That's what slaveowners did, here
and elsewhere. They had sex with their slaves. The question is, what
did they do about it; did the free their children? raise them as their
children, or simply treat them as property? Some freed them, sent them
to school, took care of them. Many of hte black leaders of Rconstructin
(such as Francis L. Cardozo) were the children of slaves and masters
whose fathers raised and educated them. TJ was not such a caring
parent. That is pretty clear; I think that says a great deal about his
attitude towards blacks in general and his views on race and slavery.
Craig R. Scott wrote:
> I actually don't care if TJ and Sally got together and had kids. And my
> opinion on the matter I will keep to myself in order not to add to the
> fray.
>
>
> But I will add this to the discussion:
>
> Jefferson-Hemmings: A Special Issue of the National Genealogical Society
> Quarterly, Volume 89, No. 3, September 2001
>
> Articles include:
>
> Sally Hemings's Children: A Genealogical Analysis of the Evidence -
> Helen F.
> M. Leary, CG, CGL, FNGS, FASG
>
> Review Essays include:
>
> The "Scholars Commission" Report on the Jefferson-Hemings Matter: An
> Evaluation by Genealogical Standards - Thomas W. Jones, Ph.D.
>
> Can the "Character Defense" Survive? Measuring Polar Positons in the
> Jefferson-Hemings Controversy by the Standards of History - Joshua D.
> Rothman, Ph.D.
>
> Notes include:
>
> Can Researchers "Prove" the "Unprovable"? A Selective Bibliography of
> Efforts to Genealogically Document Children of Master-Slave
> Relationships -
> Gary B. Mills, Ph.D.
>
> How can I say that if you have not read these articles your survey of the
> material on the problem is incomplete.
>
> C.
>
> Craig R. Scott, CG
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