Record #:

26075

Author(s):

House, Catherine

Abstract:

Karyn Traut, a playwright and adjunct assistant professor of social medicine, researched descendants of Thomas Jefferson for a play she wanted to write. It was unclear whether Thomas Jefferson fathered a child with his slave Sally Hemings, or if the father was his brother, Randolph. After consulting numerous Jefferson scholars, the legitimate father remains unknown.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 18 Issue 3, Spring 2002, p18-20, por

Subject(s):

Genealogy; Presidents--United States--Biography; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill