Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting LegacyA Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings family explores Americas racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestorsboth the enslaver and the enslaved. Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from her fathers family, that they were direct descendants of Thomas Jeffersonlore she firmly believed, though others did not. For four decades the acclaimed journalist and genealogy enthusiast researched her connection to