Consider the ‘origin story’ of our food supply
I recently spent a few days at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s plantation from 1768 to 1826. Fortunately, a lot has changed since that time — most importantly, there is no longer sanctioned slavery in the U.S. But it is fascinating to me that, as they say, “the more things change, the more things stay the same.” […]
Pebble Hill Plantation, Circa 1825, Thomas County
Thomas Jefferson Johnson (1793-1847), who came from Pulaski County to southwest Georgia in the early 1820s to establish a plantation, was one of the legislators responsible for the creation of Thomas County in 1825. The county was named for one of Johnson’s relatives, soldier-architect Gen. Jett Thomas (1776-1817). Johnson built his first house on the […]
‘Who Blackened Thy Bloodline’: Thomas Jefferson’s Black Descentdant Sparks Controversy with Bold Recreation of His Ancestor’s Photo
Four years after Smithsonian Magazine published photos of Shannon LaNier, a Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson, dressed like his ancestor, many have mixed feelings about […] ‘Who Blackened Thy Bloodline’: Thomas Jefferson’s Black Descentdant Sparks Controversy with Bold Recreation of His Ancestor’s Photo