Yes, John. It is very obvious and the tactics of this particular news paper article and some other media and "historical authors" to berate Mr. Jefferson by "sneaky" wording and leading the reader to believe the article is a "done thing." There is NO proof that TJ fathered Sally's kids and these writers KNOW it, but lead ins such at that cited misleads the busy reader. Several other words are cleverly used........."could have", "may have", "it is believed", "in all probability",etc., you get the idea. The public, thank goodness, is becoming aware of those who choose to misinform the public and you are keen to their deceptions. Herb Barger Jefferson Family Historian www.tjheritage.org www.angelfire.com/va/TJTruth -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Maass, John R Dr CMH Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 9:00 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Presidents wth black blood I love the reference to the "all-but-proved allegations" of the Jefferson "affair" with his slave Sally Hemings. JM -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Martha Katz-Hyman Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 8:49 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Presidents wth black blood Here's the link to the story: http://tinyurl.com/5lr3c4 Martha Katz-Hyman * * On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Henry Wiencek <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > A couple of weeks ago the NY Times Magazine had a short article about > Warren Harding's supposed black ancestry tracing the origins of the > story. > > Henry Wiencek > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the > instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html