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New DNA evidence revisits Jefferson and Sally Hemings

Original: [DANISH] New DNA evidence on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings Danish science site Videnskab.dk reports on a new study:

A new study, reported by Danish science site Videnskab.dk, used DNA extracted from a strand of hair believed to be Thomas Jefferson's — reportedly found between the pages of an old Bible in a museum — and compared it with DNA from descendants of two of Sally Hemings's children. The findings feed into the long-running debate over Jefferson's relationship with Hemings, the enslaved woman at Monticello, and his fatherhood of her children.

Why now: New DNA analysis touches one of the most debated questions in American history, drawing fresh attention to Jefferson and Hemings.

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• [DANISH] New DNA evidence on Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings Danish science site Videnskab.dk reports on a new study: DNA from hair believed to be Thomas Jefferson's (one strand was found between the pages of an old Bible in a museum) was compared with descendants of two of… · i47i@social.i47i.cc · 8

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