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 To: [log in to unmask] 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 ______________________________________ 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