The test that was done proves only that a Jefferson male, not necessarily Thomas, was the father, and there were other adult males in Jefferson’s family who lived nearby.

Image of Thomas Jefferson Alongside Black Descendant Holds ‘a Mirror' to America ... "Jefferson's Children: The Story of One American Family," also said of the third U.S. president, ...

Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson had already heard the name Benjamin Banneker by the time the Maryland-born free black wrote to him on August 19, 1791. Banneker, a farmer and self-taught man of ...

Thomas Jefferson enslaved 607 people. An exhibit now on view at the Black History Museum in Richmond tells their stories, ... women and children whom Jefferson owned throughout his lifetime. ...

MIDLAND, MI — For Tawny Ryan Nelb, the story began with a photograph. The professional archivist was researching the records of Midland-based St. John’s Episcopal Church in 2018 when she ...