Sally Hemings

The promise and shame of America in Jefferson’s Monticello

Global Politics

Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello, is where the beauty, the promise and the shameful underside of American history come together.

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2009 Pulitzer Prize offers diverse cast of winners

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