Vulgar History

American Revolution, part 4: Sally Hemings (pt 2/2)

105 min • 26 juni 2024

Last time, we looked at Sally's family background and pre-Paris life. This time, we look at her return to Monticello from Paris, and what happened next.

0:00 Intro

04:55 Sally’s story begins

45:47 Ads

1:26:44 Extro

The image for this episode is from the multimedia installation The Life of Sally Hemings at Thomas Jefferson's plantation home, Monticello. Learn about the exhibit here.

As mentioned in the intro, here is the link for Ancestry's new resource: Articles of Enslavement on Ancestry

And here is more information about (and the recipe for) James Hemings's Mac and Cheese

References:

The Hemingses of Monticello by Annette Gordon-Reed

The Life of Sally Hemings (Monticello.org)

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