Thanks to a grant by billionaire David Rubinstein, when you tour the home of 2 term president James Madison— instead of a lesson on The Bill of Rights which he wrote, and the Federalist Papers which he co-authored— you get a 1619 project lecture. - Kotaku In Action 2

Thanks to a grant by billionaire David Rubinstein, when you tour the home of 2 term president James Madison— instead of a lesson on The Bill of Rights which he wrote, and the Federalist Papers which he co-authored— you get a 1619 project lecture. (nypost.com)

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– ailurus 9 points 2 years ago +9 / -0

Now it is NOTHING but Sally Hemmings, slavery, Jefferson man bad, Hemmings, Hemmings, and slaves.

Interesting thing I learned recently - a 2011 review by a bunch of historians came to this conclusion:

However, it is our unanimous view that the allegation [that Jefferson fathered Hemming's kids] is by no means proven; and we find it regrettable that the public confusion about the 1998 DNA testing and other evidence has misled many people into believing that the issue is closed. With the exception of one member, whose views are set forth both below and in the more detailed appended dissent, our individual conclusions range from serious skepticism about the charge to a conviction that it is almost certainly untrue.

Of course, finding any mention of that anywhere is virtually impossible these days.

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