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Article: Authors Admit Doubts Surround DNA Study.(Thomas Jefferson not necessarily father of Sally Hemings' son)
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- Insight on the News
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- February 22, 1999
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The authors of the infamous article about Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings -- who still believe he fathered her last child -- now admit there's much room for debate.
The British journal Nature has backed away from a highly publicized November report that Thomas Jefferson fathered a child with his slave Sally Hemings. While the authors of the study blame a headline for drawing a conclusion that wasn't there, the lead writer, Eugene A. Foster, acknowledged that "we never proved it. We never can. We never will."
The report, headlined "Jefferson Fathered Slave's Last Child" was given to the press prior to publication and just before the Nov. 3 ...