Thomas Jefferson. The mention of the name of our nation’s third president, for some Americans, brings to mind the Declaration of Independence, the founding of our country and Jefferson’s home, ...

This work is based on the author's PhD dissertation "Jefferson's Sons: Notes on the State of Virginia and Virginian Antislavery, 1760-1832." "In this groundbreaking work, Cara Rogers examines the ...

Imagine a world where the Civil War never happened. Slavery would have ended a century earlier than it did, sparing the country decades of division and a bloodbath that cost thousands of Americans ...

A Madison peace and social justice organization held a vigil Friday honoring Eston Hemings Jefferson and reflecting on his ...

Thomas Jefferson loved vanilla ice cream. Few did as much as Jefferson to popularize it in the United States. So great was his love for the dessert that his recipe for it is the first known one ...

“All men are created equal,” wrote slaveholder Thomas Jefferson, in words that have been a source of consternation ever since. That was less true, perhaps, for a significant group of Black ...

The University of Virginia suspended a campus tour program that had been criticized for citing school founder Thomas Jefferson's ties to slavery, officials said Friday. The tours led by University ...

"Our perception of life at Monticello has changed dramatically over the past quarter century. The image of an estate presided over by a benevolent Thomas Jefferson has given way to a more complex view ...

Next year, 2026, marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the United States. The History Channel’s new docuseries “Thomas Jefferson” looks at one of America’s Founding Fathers and author of the ...

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Cara Rogers Stevens, associate professor of history at Ashland University, to discuss her book Thomas Jefferson and the Fight against Slavery. They chat about the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A statue of Thomas Jefferson stands in front of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., on May 16, 2020 ...