Dear D. Ethridge,
Under normal circumstances a person's personal life is just that,
however so many lies have been written about the Sally Hemings
connection, even though it was proven by the DNA that the old Callender
Campaign Lies of 1802 were lies and the mishandling of the story and
handling of a Jefferson-Hemings DNA have been well explained there are
people inclined to find him guilty for "their own agendas." A vast array
of agendas
abound because he owned slaves, so "therefore" he MUST have sired slave
children........didn't they all do it?
In TJ's case NO, nothing has been shown as proof that he fathered any
slave child. Read the Scholars Commission Report from web page
(www.tjheritage.org). It is his and our country's history that is being
trampled in the name of political correctness and historical revisionism
by "some" younger historians and uninformed and misguided authors. This
misinformation is being used in our educational systems and that is why
I and many others are informing you and our many citizens and grateful
admirers of TJ around the world that some people in trust of history are
not as some may think them to be. Just as in medicine.....ALWAYS ask for
a second opinion if you doubt what you are reading and hearing at
historical sites.
Herb Barger
www.angelfire.com/va/TJTruth
Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemings DNA Study
With all due respect to the historians, educators, authors & other list
members, I'm having a difficult time understanding why the circumstances
of Jefferson's private life are of any particular importance or
interest to anyone but the families of the deceased parties involved in
this personal situation that happened so many years ago. It isn't
exactly "breaking news" that he owned slaves, was a single man at the
time and she was attractive, vulnerable and available with few
consequences as a result of the liaison. Also, not a startling fact is
that he isn't the first president, nor will he be the last, who fell
from earthly "grace" because of his human condition. He was a man of
his day & time, extraordinarily gifted in so many ways but still a
fallible being...period. What am I missing as to the reason for this
huge interest in this subject?
Thanks,
D. Ethridge
TX
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