AFAM 40B Lecture 10: Thomas Jefferson
9 Mar 2017
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Brief documentaries: thomas jefferson: tho(cid:373)as jefferso(cid:374)"s fa(cid:373)ily. Had six children together, martha fell ill when she was giving birth to her sixth child. Thomas jefferson had a 37-year relationship and fathered several children with one of his slaves. Daughter of a former slave owner, john whales. Whales would go on to have two additional wives; after first wife died he had a relationship (cid:449)ith a(cid:374) e(cid:374)sla(cid:448)ed (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374) that (cid:449)as (cid:862)(cid:271)ira(cid:272)ial(cid:863) Sally had the same father as john whales. Sally is pregnant and does not have to return to the us. She decides that she does not want to return, however, jefferson convinces her to return. Some say she would only return to virginia if jefferson promised her that any of her children would be free. Be(cid:272)o(cid:373)es the (cid:862)(cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) la(cid:449) (cid:449)ife(cid:863) of tho(cid:373)as jefferso(cid:374) 1773: three years before the declaration of independence. Thomas jefferson inherited 135 people including 6 direct kin by blood from his wife.
