![]() ![]() The Hemingses interested me because they were a family that lived in slavery at this one place for almost fifty years, with complicated family ties to the people who enslaved them. ![]() Also, in the idea of a person who wrote the Declaration of Independence, but who also enslaved people. I was interested in a person who loved to read as much as I did. I read about the Hemingses when I was about twelve. I read a child’s biography about Jefferson and life a Monticello when I was in the third grade. ![]() What initially drew you to him? And the Hemings? You write extensively about Thomas Jefferson and the Hemings family- many of whom were the former president’s slaves. I think the love of reading set me on this path. What (or who) led you down the path toward your career as an author, historian and educator? How were you introduced to the humanities as a young child? ![]() I taught first at New York Law School and Rutgers-Newark. I practiced law for seven years, then went into academia. I went to Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. I was born in Livingston, TX, and grew up in Conroe, TX. Mass Humanities Associate Director of Development Michelle Wilson interviewed Professor Gordon-Reed via email in August 2021.Ĭan you tell our readers the condensed history of your life so far? ![]()
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