The slave children of Thomas Jefferson

Name: The slave children of Thomas Jefferson
Author: Sam Sloan

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The author, a journalist and amateur historian, discusses the issues surrounding the claim that Thomas Jefferson fathered children of African American slave descent. Update to the 1992 edition with "new" DNA testing results.

Paternity testingCase studiesRelations with slavesFamilyRelations with womenJefferson, thomas, 1743-1826Enslaved persons, united states