Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy

by Gayle Jessup White

Book Overview

A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family explores America's racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestors--both the enslaver and the enslaved.

Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from her father's family, that they were direct descendants of Thomas Jefferson--lore she firmly believed, though others did not. For four decades the acclaimed journalist and genealogy enthusiast...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0063028654
• ISBN13: 9780063028654
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Amistad Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"