CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Hundreds of people count themselves as descendants of Thomas Jefferson. And their numbers grew substantially after a DNA test in 1998 bolstered the case for Jefferson’s ...
Two descendants of Thomas Jefferson said they want his DC memorial replaced because it glorifies the third president as a Founding Father without providing context about him being a slaveholder, ...
A commission of scholars issued a report yesterday challenging an earlier study that had indicated Thomas Jefferson fathered children with his slave Sally Hemings. After a year of work, the commission ...
Shannon LaNier, a ninth-generation descendant of Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings, wore the same sort of outfit as his famous ancestor for a Smithsonian Magazine article, "American ...
According to a press release from Eastern Kentucky University, when Shannon LaNier was in the second grade, he informed his classmates one of his great grandfathers was President Thomas Jefferson. The ...
A Black descendant of a founding father and early president of the United States dressed as his ancestor for a photo shoot published in the newest edition of Smithsonian Magazine. Shannon LaNier posed ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – By all accounts, it ...
With the Fourth of July and the streaming debut of “Hamilton” renewing interest in America’s founders and the country’s legacy of slavery, TODAY’s Harry Smith visits Monticello, home of Thomas ...
Opening Shot: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” narrator Devin E. Haqq recites from the Declaration of Independence as we see a shot of Independence Hall in ...
ABC’s Lionel Moise reports for ABC News Radio’s “Perspective” podcast. In recent weeks, statues of Confederate leaders have toppled to the ground amid nationwide protests, and Mississippi lawmakers ...
Washington, D.C. (ABC7) — Just as the dome of the iconic Thomas Jefferson Memorial undergoes a 7-month update and an $8.2 million roof repair, two of Jefferson's descendants are calling for it to be ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Jefferson Memorial is ...
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