I was stunned by this article—I was misled twenty five years ago by an early perversion of “the science” about Thomas Jefferson’s DNA; I also didn’t know about the Virginia law forbidding indebted estates to free their slaves, either.
Thank you for bringing this information to my attention!
You are quite welcome. I live about 50 miles from Mr. Jefferson's Home and until last year made one pilgrimage per year to go through the same tour again and again. And I always said a silent prayer as I walked down the mountain past his grave: "Help us."
But not now. Monticello has been invaded by the Woke mob; instead a discussion of the Rights of Man, the Declaration of Independence, numerous other writings, the inventions (major improvement on the plow and many others), we are now drowned in Sally Hemmings. Personally, I don't care if he took a bed-wench - as they were called - after the death of his wife. It was a different time, and the mark of an amateur historian is judging historical figures by contemporary social mores.
Make no mistake - the denigration, perversion, and erasure of history is right out of the communist playbook - and with the same intent. I'll have none of it.
I just read an interesting short article on Mr. Jefferson. After doing so, "Jefferson, himself a slave owner," took on a bit of a different light.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/04/thomas_jefferson_deserves_respect_from_all_americans.html
Thank you so much for posting this article! I never doubted Jefferson's character, but for those who did, this is eye-opening.
It should be required reading for Nicole Hannah-Jones, Ibram Kendi and the rest of their ilk, but I know that is wishful thinking...
Wow Jim—that’s a game-changer!
I was stunned by this article—I was misled twenty five years ago by an early perversion of “the science” about Thomas Jefferson’s DNA; I also didn’t know about the Virginia law forbidding indebted estates to free their slaves, either.
Thank you for bringing this information to my attention!
You are quite welcome. I live about 50 miles from Mr. Jefferson's Home and until last year made one pilgrimage per year to go through the same tour again and again. And I always said a silent prayer as I walked down the mountain past his grave: "Help us."
But not now. Monticello has been invaded by the Woke mob; instead a discussion of the Rights of Man, the Declaration of Independence, numerous other writings, the inventions (major improvement on the plow and many others), we are now drowned in Sally Hemmings. Personally, I don't care if he took a bed-wench - as they were called - after the death of his wife. It was a different time, and the mark of an amateur historian is judging historical figures by contemporary social mores.
Make no mistake - the denigration, perversion, and erasure of history is right out of the communist playbook - and with the same intent. I'll have none of it.
Thanks! I’ll check it out!