tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045711592094820816.post635872448877141584..comments2024-03-19T18:05:15.778-04:00Comments on The Portrait Gallery: Behind the Myth of BenevolenceAllen Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871983840550191787noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045711592094820816.post-39855127333516818732024-03-19T12:24:35.902-04:002024-03-19T12:24:35.902-04:00Sally Hemings was the half-sister of Jefferson'...Sally Hemings was the half-sister of Jefferson's wife. She was 3/4 white and said to be "very beautiful". Jefferson inherited most of his slaves and hated slavery but despaired of finding a solution to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045711592094820816.post-20454311428733786952019-07-07T17:51:33.906-04:002019-07-07T17:51:33.906-04:00Very interesting conversation. Kudos to the artist...Very interesting conversation. Kudos to the artist for conveying a very complex conversation in a very thoughtful way. I hope that level heads like these stimulate further conversation to mend unconscionable tear in the fabric of US.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312809652315212392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045711592094820816.post-53011285242492668342019-07-07T10:37:14.122-04:002019-07-07T10:37:14.122-04:00Listening to Titus on NPR...benevolent my ass. I t...Listening to Titus on NPR...benevolent my ass. I think Jefferson struggled with the morality of slavery, but he owned slaves just the same. The children he sired were owned by him. They did not get to eat in the BIG HOUSE, go to school, or call him Daddy. Silberhase757https://www.blogger.com/profile/12087839405105778403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045711592094820816.post-32169007973963788792019-07-07T07:46:15.832-04:002019-07-07T07:46:15.832-04:00Good point. I too have never heard of a benevolen...Good point. I too have never heard of a benevolent rapist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com