Two Centuries On, Smithsonian Connects Jefferson’s Hair to Hemings’s Children
A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.
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RegionsUnited States
Published6 h ago (Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:45:28 GMT)
RetrievedSat, 19 Sep 2026 04:00:13 GMT via rss
ClassifiedSat, 19 Sep 2026 04:00:29 GMT by heuristic
AuthorJennifer Schuessler