I love how @agordonreed shares this History. In her books she describes how The Adams’ were suspected to behind the most visceral and viscous smears about Sally Hemmings & how John & Abigail Adams thought miscegenation was an abomination that’s why they opposed Slavery so much
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
There is certainly a long history of high status white women being more forcefully invested in social hierarchies. Lots of reasons, but at least one was that as women, social status was their only asset in a world where they had few rights.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.