She is the costar in one of the most controversial relationships in our nations history. During a time where it was unheard of to mix races since the one was 'inferior', unless it was to breed more workers. This woman was a product of that, and became a focal point once discovered through oral history and recent DNA study's that she gave birth to Thomas Jefferson, our third presidents, children.
There isn't much concrete evidence of this relationship, but there are plenty of books, documetaries and a two part movie that all tell different interpretations, but the same message. To sum it up they began their relationship in Paris, and continued it once back in America on Jefferson's land of Montichello for a total of 38 years & 6 children (I believe only 4 survived). Of course because of the time this all conspired, no one would want this kind of information to be known of the President and all sorts of documents could of easily been destroyed without penalty.
In honor of one of the first documented interracial loves, and in my thoughts - the first love struck broad that stayed no matter what, my Google kick of the day is Sally Hemings
-Ashley
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