Jefferson heirs want eternal separation from slave's kin
Thomas Jefferson's heirs are proposing the creation of a separate cemetery on the grounds of Monticello for the descendants of slave Sally Hemings, but aren't ready to let her offspring into the family association. (4/20/02)

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