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Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings DNA research

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Latest: DNA evidence links Thomas Jefferson to Sally Hemings

Researchers at the Smithsonian Institution have conducted a long-term multidisciplinary investigation to determine the parentage of children born to Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman. Using advanced DNA sequencing and gen