Who knows about Sally Hemings?
She was Thomas Jefferson's slave.
Called his "mistress," but how can you be a mistress when you were a slave, a child, and could not consent? Had absolutely no choice?
She bore him 6, perhaps as many as 8 children. He kept her locked in a basement room.
The room was recently unearthed, and DNA evidence has proven the lineage of Sally's children.
She was beteeen 12 and 14 years old when he started raping her, and Jefferson was in his forties. He freed the children that he had with her, but not Sally. Her daughter had to free her mother after Jefferson passed away.
This is not taught in schools. This side of history. We are supposed to consider the founding fathers as great men, fighting for justice and freedom, guided by God... when they are evil men. Selfish men who did nothing, save that it was for their own aggrandisement, personal benefit, and financial gain.
I would also like to add that Sally was Jefferson's dead wife's half sister. Sally's mother was raped by her owner, who was Martha (wife of Thomas) Jefferson's father.
These people left a legacy.
A legacy of entitlement under the most criminal of circumstances, and White Supremacist beliefs which pervade U.S. Society and Culture, to this very day.
‘But how,” said Charles, who was close to tears, “how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?’
it’s actually very easy to live a life free of social media if you don’t consider tumblr a form of social media. which i don’t. #freedom #technologicallyfree #offline #amish
every time i see cannibalism as a metaphor for love i go insane
me & the mutuals
australia here to remind us how to be extra
can you please tell me if you're gay or trans
I’m open to all headcanons and interpretations
This is how Les Misérables went right
Valjean: give me a place to stay please and thank you also I’m stealing your silver
Bishop: bitch you could’ve asked
Valjean: :0
Fantine: please don’t send me away for having a kid
Foreman: how bout I do.. anyways
Javert: hello Monsieur Mayor you look familiar
The mayor, sweating visibly: uh man idk what to tell you
Fantine: k well my life fucking sucks
Valjean: where’s your child
Fantine: *dies*
Valjean: wow rude
Valjean: *accidentally finds Fantine’s child* woah
Thenardier: you can have the child I don’t fucking want it I mean give me money or you can’t have her
Valjean: wow rude
Cosette: k you’re my dad now I guess fair enough
Valjean: I’ll take very good care of y- IT’S THE FUCKING POLICE RUN CHILD RUN
Cosette: *under her breath* he’s better than the Thenardiers
Javert: I’m sad can the stars fucking help me find this bitch and arrest him
Gavroche: life is good woah
Marius: *is sad because he’s alone*
Les Amis d'la ABC: hey marius do you wanna be friends
Marius: no
Cosette: damn I’m pretty now
Marius: damn she is pretty *proceeds to stalk her for over a year*
Éponine: hey marius you’re cool oh you like another girl ok then
Valjean: *is kidnapped by some random dudes that just so happen to be the Thenardiers while marius watches* wow rude
Enjolras: marius we’re gonna build a barricade are you with us
Marius: fuck if I know
Gavroche: hey where’s my parents
Some Guy: in jail
Gavroche: cool
Marius: I’m in love with you
Cosette: I’m in love with you too
Éponine: wow rude
Éponine: *proceeds to dress up as a boy so no one will question her presence at the barricade* extra? me? no
Lamarque: *dies*
Enjolras: wow rude
People of France: *build barricades* yas fam this gonna be lit
Bahorel: *dies*
Mabuef: *dies*
Jehan: *dies*
Éponine: *dies*
People of France: maybe not so lit *abandons Amis*
Amis: wow rude *dies*
Marius: guess I’ll die
Valjean: bitch no
Grantaire: *@ enjolras* so it looks like it’s just you n me ol chum
Enjolras: fuck this shit *dies*
People of France: aw, that’s so sad :((( they’re all dead :((( if only :(( we could’ve :((( helped them :(((((((
Javert: guess I’ll die
Marius: ok all my friends are dead wow rude
Cosette: let’s get married
Marius: k
Valjean: marius I’m an ex convict I stole bread but don’t tell Cosette k bye
Marius: k bye wait what
Marius: cosette your dad’s an ex convict he stole bread
Valjean: marius you had one job *dies*
Cosette: :0
Amis + other dead people: *singing about freedom they’ll never see*
Valjean: wow
i will forever love you and carry you within, even if from today i’ll only be able to see you in the stars…<3
finally finished that mike drawing
my polish dad after seeing cooper and sheriff truman interact for 2 seconds: they should become lovers
i speak english italian polish spanish and french (kind of) so dont send me any hexes in these languages thank you
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