Topic: Monticello

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98: Mixed Up
52:58 - 57:47

98: Mixed Up

Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings, and the Monticello Legacy

James Clark, a descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, shares his family history in Cincinnati. Despite having documents proving his lineage to the third U.S. President, Clark's ancestors were kept illiterate to prevent them from claiming their inheritance. The segment explores the long history of interracial relationships in Virginia that predated legal marriage.