‘I wish he had done more to free enslaved people’: Thomas Jefferson’s descendant on his family’s complex legacy
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-07-01 21:00 UTC+10:00
Section: US news
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Africa, Family, World News
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Shannon LaNier, Jefferson’s sixth great-grandson, reflects on his lineage and the role of African Americans in the nation’s founding
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