Monticello Officially Recognizes Children of Sally Hemings and Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
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Our founding father, my 6th great-grandfather, had 6 children with his slave Sally Hemings. Today at Monticello, the descendants of Jefferson’s slaves will have their history formally recognized when a space where slaves lived will be opened to the public. The quarters that were occupied by Sally Hemings will be accessible, much as Jefferson’s bedroom has been open to the public all of these years. The space was used for many years as a public restroom until archaeologists and historians at Monticello discovered that it had been the place where Sally Hemings had raised the children she had with Thomas Jefferson.