Oh god are ppl still romanticizing Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings https://twitter.com/broderickgreer/status/718807781017591809 …
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Replying to @arthur_affect
The whole latter half of that paragraph is asking wistful questions whose answer is obviously and emphatically no
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Replying to @arthur_affect
"Whether freedom to say yes rather than no could ever be a possibility for an enslaved female, a child at that" NO
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Replying to @arthur_affect
@arthur_affect Even setting aside the fact that she was, you know, a slave, there's the "46 yrs / 16 yrs" thing...1 reply 2 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @charles_gaba
@charles_gaba yeah and they actually met when she was 142 replies 2 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @arthur_affect
@arthur_affect@charles_gaba Sally was inherited by Jefferson's wife (her half-sister) as an infant. TJ actually watched her grow up.3 replies 2 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @AzieDee
@AzieDee@arthur_affect that's even more depressing.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
@charles_gaba @AzieDee Welp President Grover Cleveland married his own goddaughter
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Replying to @arthur_affect
@arthur_affect@AzieDee Didn't know that!pic.twitter.com/0RMzVTRblh0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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