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The Resource Reclamation : Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a descendant's search for her family's lasting legacy, Gayle Jessup White

Reclamation : Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a descendant's search for her family's lasting legacy, Gayle Jessup White

Creator
Author
Summary
Chronicling her remarkable journey to definitively understand her heritage and reclaim it, a black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family offers a compelling portrait to ensure the nation lives up to the ideals advocated by her legendary ancestor
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xix, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Eastland Gardens
  • Deanwood
  • Las Vegas: a turning point
  • Washington, DC: the Jefferson question
  • Howard University
  • Roots
  • Chicago
  • Georgia
  • Wedding of the year
  • A prayer and a poem
  • An ode to the Jessups
  • Marriage
  • Death always comes in threes
  • Richmond
  • The dome room
  • Eva Taylor
  • mysterious as ever
  • Paternity test
  • RIP, Chocolate City
  • "A slave girl named Sally"
  • The plot thickens
  • The Randolphs
  • Cousins
  • DNA does not lie
  • What's in a name?
  • The Robinsons
  • Whitewashing history
  • A coffee shop chat
  • My ancestors' footsteps
  • Velma & Ruth
  • Charlottesville
  • Sally Hemings Robinson
  • Homecoming
Isbn
9780063028654
Instance
Label
Reclamation : Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a descendant's search for her family's lasting legacy
Title
Reclamation
Title remainder
Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a descendant's search for her family's lasting legacy
Statement of responsibility
Gayle Jessup White
Title variation
Reclamation
Title variation remainder
Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a descendants search for her familys lasting legacy
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Chronicling her remarkable journey to definitively understand her heritage and reclaim it, a black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family offers a compelling portrait to ensure the nation lives up to the ideals advocated by her legendary ancestor
Storyline
Pace
Tone
Writing style
Biography type
contains biographical information
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
11012566
Cataloging source
NjBwBT
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1957-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
White, Gayle Jessup
Dewey number
973.4/60922
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
E332.2
LC item number
.W45 2021
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • White, Gayle Jessup
  • Jefferson, Thomas
  • Hemings, Sally
  • Jefferson family
  • Hemings family
  • African American families
  • Racially mixed people
  • African Americans
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • HISTORY
  • Hemings family
  • Hemings, Sally
  • Jefferson family
  • Jefferson, Thomas
  • African American families
  • African Americans
  • Families
  • Racially mixed people
  • United States
Target audience
adult
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a descendant's search for her family's lasting legacy
Label
Reclamation : Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a descendant's search for her family's lasting legacy, Gayle Jessup White
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Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Eastland Gardens -- Deanwood -- Las Vegas: a turning point -- Washington, DC: the Jefferson question -- Howard University -- Roots -- Chicago -- Georgia -- Wedding of the year -- A prayer and a poem -- An ode to the Jessups -- Marriage -- Death always comes in threes -- Richmond -- The dome room -- Eva Taylor -- mysterious as ever -- Paternity test -- RIP, Chocolate City -- "A slave girl named Sally" -- The plot thickens -- The Randolphs -- Cousins -- DNA does not lie -- What's in a name? -- The Robinsons -- Whitewashing history -- A coffee shop chat -- My ancestors' footsteps -- Velma & Ruth -- Charlottesville -- Sally Hemings Robinson -- Homecoming
Control code
on1284922581
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xix, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780063028654
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
System control number
(OCoLC)1284922581
Label
Reclamation : Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a descendant's search for her family's lasting legacy, Gayle Jessup White
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Eastland Gardens -- Deanwood -- Las Vegas: a turning point -- Washington, DC: the Jefferson question -- Howard University -- Roots -- Chicago -- Georgia -- Wedding of the year -- A prayer and a poem -- An ode to the Jessups -- Marriage -- Death always comes in threes -- Richmond -- The dome room -- Eva Taylor -- mysterious as ever -- Paternity test -- RIP, Chocolate City -- "A slave girl named Sally" -- The plot thickens -- The Randolphs -- Cousins -- DNA does not lie -- What's in a name? -- The Robinsons -- Whitewashing history -- A coffee shop chat -- My ancestors' footsteps -- Velma & Ruth -- Charlottesville -- Sally Hemings Robinson -- Homecoming
Control code
on1284922581
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xix, 266 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780063028654
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (some color)
System control number
(OCoLC)1284922581

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