Contrary to popular belief, there are lots of actions on the part of Jefferson and Hemings that "speak" about the basic nature of their relationship. — Annette Gordon-Reed Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular belief, there are lots of actions on the part of Jefferson and Hemings that "speak" about the basic nature of their… — Annette Gordon-Reed Copy Share Image
I am enormously pleased to become a part of the Harvard community once again. I look forward to working with the students and faculty… — Annette Gordon-Reed Copy Share Image
It's always easier to spot others' hypocrisies while missing our own. — Annette Gordon-Reed Copy Share Image
“American slavery at its beginnings—obscure, distant, and tragic—is probably for most people a less attractive point of focus than the story of the discovery and political founding of the American nation. If you like your history heroic—and many people seem to—the story of slavery in the early American period is simply not the place to go looking for heroes, at… — Annette Gordon-Reed Copy Share
“American slavery at its beginnings—obscure, distant, and tragic—is probably for most people a less attractive point of focus than the story of the discovery… — Annette Gordon-Reed Copy Share Image
“By the beginning of the eighteenth century, the Virginia elites had taken the best land for themselves, leaving the former indentured servants land poor… — Annette Gordon-Reed Copy Share Image
“Love has been many things throughout history: the simple comfort of the familiar, having a person to know and being known by that person… — Annette Gordon-Reed Copy Share Image
I find it more than a little disingenuous to act as if keeping slaves was something that set Thomas Jefferson apart from all mankind. — Annette Gordon-Reed Copy Share Image
