Q2: Coming to Terms with Sally Hemings by The Carter G. Woodson Institute published on 2021-10-22T14:28:34Z Thomas Jefferson fathered six children with the enslaved woman, Sally Hemings. For generations, the details of her life story have been overshadowed by Jefferson’s iconic image and the controversy surrounding what passed between them. Who is Sally Hemings? And what is her story? What would coming to terms with her story mean for the way we understand Jefferson’s history?