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JEFFERSON ON RACE RELATIONS
> I am working on a paper about race in America. Could you please
>send me any information that Thomas Jefferson wrote regarding race,
>slavery or issues related to these subjects. Is it true that he had
>children with one of his female slaves (I think her name is Sally
>Heming).
Please refer to the following section of "Thomas Jefferson on Politics &
Government" for quotations regarding Jefferson's views on race and
race relations.
http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1290.htm
There is also a discussion of "Jefferson and Slavery" at:
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7970/jefpnote.htm
The matter of his alledged children by Sally Hemings is also discussed
on the above web page. It appears highly unlikely that the story is true.
Best wishes,
Eyler Coates