“Sally was not just an enslaved woman; she was the half-sister of Jefferson’s dead wife… Trained for highly skilled and sensitive jobs, the Hemingses were granted tremendous autonomy, living in circumstances almost unique for Virginia slaves.”
“Sally was not just an enslaved woman; she was the half-sister of Jefferson’s dead wife… Trained for highly skilled and sensitive jobs, the Hemingses were granted tremendous autonomy, living in circumstances almost unique for Virginia slaves.”