A president in the family : Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings, and Thomas Woodson / Byron W. Woodson, Sr.

A descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings chronicles the relationship between Jefferson and his slave and the life of their son, Thomas Woodson, and discusses the Woodson family's efforts to uncover the truth about the different branches of their family tree.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Woodson, Byron W.
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.
Subjects:
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Relations with women.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826.
Enslaved persons.
Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Family.
Hemings, Sally.
Woodson, Thomas, > -1879.
Jefferson family.
Woodson family.
Hemings family.
Children of presidents > United States.
Monticello (Va.)
African Americans.
Physical Description:xviii, 271 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The Fate of Sally Hemings
  • Monticello
  • James T. Callender with the Hammer of Truth
  • Tom Is Banished
  • Freedom Secured
  • The Rights of All
  • The Color Line
  • Harvesting Strands of the Past
  • The Third Heart: The Brilliance of Dr. Fawn Brodie
  • Minnie S. Woodson Strikes Genealogical Gold
  • Search for Truth?
  • Stop and Look Both Ways
  • Calling All Cousins!
  • Mr. Jefferson's Will
  • Reminiscences of Madison Hemings.