Shannon LaNier, a TV journalist, has complex feelings about being descended from Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings. "He was a brilliant man who preached equality, but he didn't practice it. He owned people. And now I'm here because of it."
hot-monkey-love on July 3rd, 2020 at 15:04 UTC »
The story of Jefferson and Sally Hemmings is such a messed up thing.
Pluto_Rising on July 3rd, 2020 at 17:53 UTC »
Context (from Smithsonian Magazine) & photog credit-
https://imgur.com/LpzUP7J
Shannon LaNier, a TV journalist, has complex feelings about being descended from Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings. "He was a brilliant man who preached equality, but he didn't practice it. He owned people. And now I'm here because of it."
cocoagiant on July 3rd, 2020 at 18:20 UTC »
Man, this Hamilton marketing is insane.