Modern and Postmodern Narratives of Race, Gender, and Identity
The Descendants of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
Yoriko Ishida author Yoshinobu Hakutani editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Published:9th Feb '10
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The alleged affair between Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, and his slave Sally Hemings was proven as a fact by DNA analysis in 1998. While many historians continue to deny the affair, some have accepted the love affair between Jefferson and Hemings as fact, and many historical omissions regarding the affair have been revised since the 1998 DNA results. However, the identity and the dignity of the Hemings family, which were previously ignored in the official history, have been restored not only by science but also by literature. This book examines how African American writers have depicted the issues of race, gender, and identity for Sally Hemings and her descendants in modern and postmodern novels.
ISBN: 9781433108754
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 560g
270 pages
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