TITLE

Founding father

AUTHOR(S)

Lander, Eric S.; Ellis, Joseph J.

PUB. DATE

November 1998

SOURCE

Nature;11/5/98, Vol. 396 Issue 6706, p13

SOURCE TYPE

Academic Journal

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Presents information on Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, highlighting the discovery of DNA evidence which supports allegations that he fathered a child by his slave Sally Hemings. Circumstances surrounding the allegations; Number of children which Hemings had; Processes involved in the testing; Indications that research into Jefferson has place doubts over his credibility as America's prophet of freedom and equality.

ACCESSION #

1281912

Tags: JEFFERSON, Thomas, 1743-1826;  HEMINGS, Sally

 

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