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(0)Annette Gordon-Reed
Author
Language
English
Description
When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings had circulated for two centuries. Among all aspects of Jefferson's renowned life, it was perhaps the most hotly contested topic. The publication of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings intensified this debate by identifying glaring inconsistencies in many noted scholars' evaluations of the existing evidence....
Series
Library of America volume 366
Physical Desc
lxi, 706 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For too long, African Americans have been left out of the story of the nation's founding, their voices absent from the memory and celebration of the creation of the American republic. Black Writers of the Founding Era -- by far the richest and most expansive anthology of its kind ever assembled -- restores these voices. The writings gathered here reveal the complexity and dynamism of African American life and culture in the period and show how the...