Speaker for the Living

Thomas Jefferson: Trafficker, Rapist, or Gentlemen?


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Did Thomas Jefferson, a slaveholder, father children with one of his slaves, Sally Hemings? While this hasn't been proven with certainty, it raises questions relevant to modern slavery. Hosts Seth Daire and JJ Janflone explain the story and discuss related issues like rape, consent, agency, and how society views antebellum slavery vs modern trafficking. Sources:
https://www.monticello.org/site/plantation-and-slavery/thomas-jefferson-and-sally-hemings-brief-account
https://allthingsliberty.com/2016/04/sexual-liberties-of-thomas-jefferson/
https://www.tjheritage.org/trial-analysis-on-the-evidence-of-paternity
http://uvamagazine.org/articles/anatomy_of_a_mystery
http://thepoliticus.com/content/what-8-us-presidents-owned-slaves-during-their-presidency
http://pres-slaves.zohosites.com/
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jefferson/true/
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/09/22/president-toms-cabin
https://blackyouthproject.com/sally-hemings-thomas-jefferson-and-the-normalization-of-slave-rape-narratives/
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