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In reading Madison Hemings' recollection, I find a lot of the family's relationships as well as Madison's recollections from the Jefferson household very interesting. But at the same time, I began to wonder if this was similar in any way to some of the slave narratives we read in the past, like were some of the things Hemings actually said or wrote changed to make it seem like him and his family were better off than they actually were? Or is this different from those and we can safely assume this to be an accurate re-telling? --Christen Booher | In reading Madison Hemings' recollection, I find a lot of the family's relationships as well as Madison's recollections from the Jefferson household very interesting. But at the same time, I began to wonder if this was similar in any way to some of the slave narratives we read in the past, like were some of the things Hemings actually said or wrote changed to make it seem like him and his family were better off than they actually were? Or is this different from those and we can safely assume this to be an accurate re-telling? --Christen Booher | ||
| − | I noticed that Madison Hemings, once freed, lived in Ohio. I am in a ‘Novels of Toni Morrison’ class, and I have noticed that many of her freed slaves also travel to Ohio. Is there any correlation here? For example, as a new state, was Ohio a sort of rallying place for freed slaves? ~Kristen Lonsdorf | + | After I read this, I started thinking about whether or not this testimony was very credible. Certainly it is based on concrete facts, since Madison there witnessing everything going on at the Jefferson Plantation. However, I feel as though Madison has a little bit of resentment towards his father, who we (as well as Madison) are assuming is Thomas Jefferson. He mentions that TJ only showed affection to his white children and grandchildren. Madison seems to understand why, but still I think he has some resentment (legitimately). To answer some of the questions posed by others: in my opinion, I strongly think that TJ would not have had sexual relations with Sally if his wife (Martha) was still alive. As Prof. McClurken mentioned in class the other day, one of the reasons as to why TJ decided to have a relationship with Sally could have been because Sally was in fact a lot like her half-sister, Martha. We obviously will never know what was going on in their heads, but my guess is that TJ was lonely, naturally, and Sally proved to be a comforting companion for him. |
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| + | I noticed that Madison Hemings, once freed, lived in Ohio. I am in a ‘Novels of Toni Morrison’ class, and I have noticed that many of her freed slaves also travel to Ohio. Is there any correlation here? For example, as a new state, was Ohio a sort of rallying place for freed slaves? ~Kristen Lonsdorf | ||
== Sarah Grimke on the Status of Women == | == Sarah Grimke on the Status of Women == | ||
