CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Hundreds of people count themselves as descendants of Thomas Jefferson. And their numbers grew substantially after a DNA test in 1998 bolstered the case for Jefferson’s ...

Two descendants of Thomas Jefferson said they want his DC memorial replaced because it glorifies the third president as a Founding Father without providing context about him being a slaveholder, ...

Thomas Jefferson owned more than 600 slaves over the course of his life resulting in a more complete picture of the third ...

Shannon LaNier, a ninth-generation descendant of Thomas Jefferson and his slave, Sally Hemings, wore the same sort of outfit as his famous ancestor for a Smithsonian Magazine article, "American ...

Thomas Jefferson, drafter of the Declaration of Independence and co-founder of the United States, was arguably as American as one can get. So are his black descendants. A recent set of photos in ...

With the Fourth of July and the streaming debut of “Hamilton” renewing interest in America’s founders and the country’s legacy of slavery, TODAY’s Harry Smith visits Monticello, home of Thomas ...

ABC’s Lionel Moise reports for ABC News Radio’s “Perspective” podcast. In recent weeks, statues of Confederate leaders have toppled to the ground amid nationwide protests, and Mississippi lawmakers ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- It's a celebration a century in the making, but a story that goes back even farther. Meet Velma Williams. The Oakland woman turned 100 year old this Independence Day. And if that ...

Opening Shot: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,” narrator Devin E. Haqq recites from the Declaration of Independence as we see a shot of Independence Hall in ...

Washington, D.C. (ABC7) — Just as the dome of the iconic Thomas Jefferson Memorial undergoes a 7-month update and an $8.2 million roof repair, two of Jefferson's descendants are calling for it to be ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — The Jefferson Memorial is an iconic ...