Example sentences for: hemings

How can you use “hemings” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The DNA tests only prove that a Jefferson was the father of Sally Hemings' last son.

  • Finally, the largest obstacle in proving that it was Thomas Jefferson who was the father of Hemings' last son is the fact that Jefferson was 65 years old at that time, with no record of potency for almost two decades.

  • Many Hemings descendants were unaware of any African-American ancestry (Hemings was a mulatto) and equally unaware that they were related to a president.

  • Americans have grudgingly accepted the fact that sex between masters and slaves such as Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings was frequent, leading to a many-hued race of people who do not look African at all, even though they call themselves "African-American."

  • The Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemings controversy flared up again.


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