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2026-09-22 11:03
New DNA analysis adds evidence Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings
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DNA test on Thomas Jefferson’s hair provides ‘extraordinary proof’ he fathered kids with Sally Hemings — and also leads to chilling other breakthroughs
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- NPRLean left
A lock of hair, 15 years of sleuthing and a 200-year-old question. In History by a Hair , Smithsonian Institution scholar Richard Kurin follows the DNA trail back to Thomas Jefferson.
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Speculation that Jefferson had children with his slave has swirled since the early 19th century, but now, after 15 years of work, the team of archaeologists, genealogists, molecular geneticists and historians say they have proven the link.
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New DNA analysis adds evidence Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings
Read at npr.org →New York PostLean right
DNA test on Thomas Jefferson’s hair provides ‘extraordinary proof’ he fathered kids with Sally Hemings — and also leads to chilling other breakthroughs
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