Archaeologists have excavated an area of Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello mansion that is believed to have been the living quarters of Sally Hemings, the enslaved woman who historians believe gave birth ...

Few American historical relationships are more controversial than that of third United States President Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings, who bore several of his children. In the Bay Area, ...

WASHINGTON — Restoration projects at Monticello that showcase where slaves lived and worked in Thomas Jefferson’s 5,000 acre working plantation will unearth the room of Sally Hemings. Hemings, a slave ...

“Sally: A Solo Play” follows Hemings, a woman who was enslaved under former President Thomas Jefferson and is widely recognized as the mother of several of the founding father’s children, in the days ...

Sam Neill and Carmen Ejogo portrayed Jefferson and Hemings in a 2000 made-for-TV movie. The story, largely ignored at Monticello for years, drew the curiosity of many authors, screenwriters and ...

That question pops up multiple times in multiple ways -- and is answered, both in the positive and the negative -- in Suzan-Lori Parks' sprawling "Sally & Tom" onstage at Marin Theatre. But it's only ...

“Sally Hemings was better traveled than most Americans, so we want to tell a story about her that doesn’t limit her to Jefferson’s property,” said Gary Sandling, a vice president of the Thomas ...