Renowned historian and Thomas Jefferson scholar Annette Gordon-Reed talks about her lifelong fascination with the third president, her research into his relationship with Sally Hemings, and why it's crucial to study Jefferson’s life and legacy, despite his many flaws. “You constantly have to rewrite history and revise,” she says. “Every historian asks questions that grow out of what’s going on in their time.”
00:00-00:55 Introduction
00:56-2:04 Why care about Thomas Jefferson
2:05-2:43 A new perspective on Jefferson
2:44-3:36 History is always being revised
3:37-4:42 We want to go forward
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