Annette Gordon-Reed's new essay about Jefferson's contradictions is well worth your time. We live in an era when Blacks and Whites, despite the end of de jure segregation, tend to.
This is the type of history--you know, exploring what really happened instead of repeating bullshit myths--that leads to Chris Rufo demanding personal control over all of higher education. Because, you.
As we deal with our racist past and the white supremacist statues across the country, things start getting difficult when we move beyond those who have obvious consensus as horrible.
This is the grave of Thomas Jefferson. I am not going to provide a biography of Thomas Jefferson. It's not really necessary and to do it justice, it would take.
This is a few days old, but it is still worth a mention. When archaeologists discovered Sally Hemings' cabin at Monticello, NBC News and many other news outlets reported it.
Above: Theodore Roosevelt, Virulent Racist The recent debates over which Americans to honor with statues, building names, and other monuments, is welcome. History should be debated. The present is not.
There is evidently no trend in American history historians won't connect to Thomas Jefferson and that includes the recent emphasis on food. This is an interesting piece on the vegetable.
Happy Alexander Hamilton Publicly Accuses Thomas Jefferson of Sex with Slaves Anniversary.
