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Reclamation : Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a descendant's search for her family's lasting legacy Cover Image Book

Reclamation : Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a descendant's search for her family's lasting legacy / Gayle Jessup White.

White, Gayle Jessup, 1957- (author.).

Summary:

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.

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  • ISBN: 0063028654
  • ISBN: 9780063028654
  • Physical Description: xix, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Eastland Gardens -- Deanwood -- Las Vegas: A turning point -- Washington, DC: The Jefferson question -- Howard University -- Roots -- Chicago -- Georgia -- Wedding of the year -- A prayer and a poem -- An ode to the Jessups -- Marriage -- Death always comes in threes -- Richmond -- The dome room -- Eva Taylor-mysterious as ever -- Paternity test -- RIP, Chocolate city -- "A slave girl named Sally" -- The plot thickens -- The Randolphs -- Cousins -- DNA does not lie -- What's in a name? -- The Robinsons -- Whitewashing history -- A coffee shop chat -- My ancestors' footsteps -- Velma & Ruth -- Charlottesville -- Sally Hemings Robinson -- Homecoming.

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Subject:
Hemings, Sally > Family.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 > Family.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 > Relations with slaves.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 > Relations with women.
White, Gayle Jessup, 1957- > Family.
Hemings family.
Jefferson family.
African American families > Genealogy.
Genre:
Biographies.

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