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20 Greatest US Presidential Scandals of All Time

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19. Thomas Jefferson: Relationship with Slave Sally Hemings

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There have been many reports of President Thomas Jefferson being the father of at least six of his slave Sally Hemings’ children. In 1998, DNA evidence suggests these historical accounts are likely to be true.

The controversy resides in the fact that Sally was Thomas’ late wife’s sister, and was only 14 years old as opposed to Jefferson who was 40 at the time. In this regard, their relationship can be viewed as a Founding Father repeatedly raping a child he owned.