Thomas and Sally
Program Information
Series: BackStory with the American History GuysProgram: Annette Gordon Reed
Duration: 00:08:01
Year Produced: 2009
Description:
Historian Annette Gordon Reed speaks with 18th Century History Guy Peter Onuf about Thomas Jefferson’s relationship with his slave, Sally Hemings. Reed proposes that historians have come to erroneous conclusions trying to “save” Jefferson’s reputation.
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