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Subject:	Re: Language
From:	John Philip Adams <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 15 May 2008 18:49:27 -0500
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I remember reading that SALLY HEMINGS was of a comely nature. 
John Philip Adams
Texas

-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stephan A. Schwartz
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:41 PM
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Subject: Language

Jeffery --

On what factual basis do you justify as a historian describing Sally  
Hemmings as being of a low and sleazy character? Because she was a  
slave? That is absurd, and a contradiction of the known facts. And on  
what basis do you believe her to be repugnantly filthy and squalid?  
Just as I said, when you strip away the provocative offensive  
language you see the paucity of scholarship. Research is, or at least  
should aspire to be, based on data not attitude.

-- Stephan

On 15 May 2008, at 18:11, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> 2slang : of low or sleazy  character

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