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Article: Thomas Jefferson's Black Descendants Attend Family Reunion At Monticello.
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- May 31, 1999
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FOR the first time, Black descendants of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson recently attended the annual Jefferson family reunion at his Monticello estate in Charlottesville, VA.
At the emotional and at times angry family meetings, White descendants of President Jefferson refused to let Black relatives of his slave Sally Hemings join the family's Monticello Association.
During the reunion, the all-White Monticello Association also blocked a vote to give the relatives of Jefferson's mistress, Sally Hemings, honorary membership.
The association appointed a committee to conduct more research into the paternity issue, which will report back to the ...