A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.

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Basically, a big chunk of the profits of slavery came from rape and being able to sell the resulting kids.

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[–] [S] 14 points 1 week ago

It was pretty settled, but this is another line of evidence that's a bit more direct than the past ones

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