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1. Why do you think the accusations made by Callender were ignored during Jefferson’s lifetime and later

by historians? Why do you think Madison Hemings’ assertions were ignored?

2. Why do you think Callender’s claims failed to hurt Jefferson politically? Do you think a similar scandal

would hurt an American president or elected leader today? Why or why not?

3. Were Madison Hemings and his siblings black or white?

4. Based Madison Hemings’ family history, how common was racial intermixing in 18th and 19th century

Virginia?

5. Did Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson love each other? Did they and their children constitute a

family? And are these valid questions to ask?

6. Should the DNA tests (and all that they imply) influence how we view Jefferson and his place in

American history? If no, why not? If yes, how should they influence how we view him?

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