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#1 I grew up in Washington, DC, as the youngest of five children. My family was well-off for Black people, but we were not part of the city's Black elite. We were always on the periphery, invited to the parties but not members of the club.
#2 I was always treated like a princess by my family. I was the youngest child in my family, and they always had time for me....
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Chronicling her remarkable journey to definitively understand her heritage and reclaim it, a Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family offers a compelling portrait to ensure the nation lives up to the ideals advocated by her legendary ancestor.
3) Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Daughter's Search for Her Family's Last Legacy
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A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family explores America's racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestors-both the enslaver and the enslaved.
Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from her father's family, that they were direct descendants of Thomas Jefferson-lore she firmly believed, though others did not. For four-decades, the acclaimed journalist and genealogy enthusiast researched her connection...
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