By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
In a book due out Thursday, eminent scholars say it's unlikely that Thomas Jefferson fathered Sally Hemings' children, disputing a decade's worth of conventional wisdom that the author of the Declaration of Independence sired offspring with one of his slaves.
"Our evidence is the same as their evidence — our interpretation of it is different," said Leslie G. Bowman, president of the foundation.
New book disputes claim Jefferson fathered children of slave Hemings →
She said such a dispute among historians is typical and that an ongoing dialogue is a good thing.
New book disputes claim Jefferson fathered children of slave Hemings →
