Your suggested syllabus contains only writers that advance the claim that
Jefferson fathered children by Sally Hemings. The Scholars Commission did
not conclude that but you indicate only  "selected essays" will read. The
work of the Scholars Commission is the only comprehensive analysis of this
issue. The full report is at http://www.tjheritage.org/  That is the web
site of the Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society and it contains other
articles that contradict the evidence relied on by Gordon-Reed, Ellis, etc.

Richard E. Dixon
Clifton, VA 20124-2115
703-830-8177
fax 703-691-0978



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> Date: 3/26/2003 12:59:20 PM
> Subject: Jefferson-Hemings popular resources
>
> List-members:  I am in the process of preparing a syllabus for a course I
> am teaching on the phenomenon of the Jefferson-Hemings scandal.  The
> course is a short "Maymester" offering so I'm keeping reading to a
> reasonable minimum.  The students will read Gordon-Reed,  the Lewis &
> Onuf edited essays on Hemings and Jefferson, and some of the essays of
> the Scholars Commission, along with excerpts from Fawn Brodie, Joseph
> Ellis, etc.  Anyhow, my request for sources is actually more for popular
> sources that address the topic or use the basic scenario.  Any
suggestions?
>
> David Kiracofe
> College of Charleston
> Department of History
> 66 George Street
> Charleston, SC 29424
>
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