. I grew up as a Black American and proud of it. Well, this would have been taboo back in the 1960s and early '70s. communications at will be especially interesting to amateur genealogists. Download the free myCBN app. For Gayle Jessup White, landing the job of Public Relations and Community Engagement Officer at Thomas Jefferson's historic home, Monticello, was more than . But after years of detective work, aided by advances in DNA technology, she was finally able to piece together her family's past. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. A woman is diagnosed with cancer and its spreading quickly. Man died Wednesday. Feeling my ancestors, hearing my ancestors, say to me: Gayle, write this story. Her discoveries there opened a window into who her ancestors were: overcomers who helped build America while being oppressed by slavery. that they were direct descendants of Thomas Jeffersonlore she firmly believed, It started when she was a young girl growing up in 1970s Washington D.C. At the time Jefferson was my favorite president because he'd written the Declaration, and I believed and still believe in the principles put forth in that document, says Gayle. by Gayle Jessup White On Sale: 11/16/2021 Format: Price: $14.99 DESK & EXAM REQUESTS PURCHASE AT HC.com Book Overview Author Info About the Book A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings' family explores America's racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestorsboth the enslaver and the enslaved. Her international lineage is principally Nigerian and British. After a 25-year career in communications, Gayle seized the opportunity to pursue her passion, history, beginning as an educator at Richmonds Valentine Museum, and ultimately landing a position at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the non-profit organization that owns and operates Monticello, her ancestral home. And so it's not as if people didn't know, they did back then. John Marshall boys basketball reclaims No. She attended the citys private and public schools and attended Howard University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications. White proves that her transformative research and discovery is well worth the journey. What are the dimensions of the White House? Copyright 2021 NPR. She has written and spoken extensively about her work at Monticello, the legacies of slavery, and her familys contributions to American history. Gayle Jessup White is a third generation Washingtonian whose lineage extends as far back as the indigenous people who inhabited the Chesapeake area before the arrival of Europeans. Thousands of Images covering the History of the White House, Official White House Ornaments, Books & More, White House History Live: Reclamation with Gayle Jessup White. For Gayle Jessup White, landing the job of Public Relations and Community Engagement Officer at Thomas Jeffersons historic home, Monticello, was more than a chance to share her passion for American history. This doesnt make sense to me. All Daddy said to me was, That's what they say. And she decided to challenge the guests at the table with her own lineage. Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. We have the documentary evidence because every time Jefferson returned home from being in Washington during his administration as president, Sally Hemings would have a baby nine months later. Tuesday. Gayle Jessup White is the Public Relations & Community Engagement Officer at Monticello, Thomas Jeffersons legendary estate. America has been undergoing a great reconciliation in which the sins of our past are being brought into the light. They were kin, with one family owning the other. Getting Word has significantly changed the interpretation of African-American life during enslavement under Thomas Jefferson. Zillow Group is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for individuals with disabilities. . Her very personal chronicle of a decades-long search for her family's connection to Jefferson and Monticello began with a thread of a story from an elderly relative who . She held on to that. A Washington, DC native, Gayle and her family moved to Richmond in 2006. Living the Christian life is a journey. Bookperk and other HarperCollins services. For four decades the acclaimed journalist and genealogy enthusiast researched her connection to Thomas Jefferson, to confirm its truth once and for all. She also hopes that people see themselves and their families in mine. If you have an immediate prayer need, please call our 24-hour prayer line at 800-700-7000. We are the sum total of our backgrounds of our ancestors, and I didn't know who mine were. *This is a promotional service of HarperCollins A former award-winning television reporter and anchor, Jessup White started her career at the New York Times. As she walks the grounds of Monticello, Gayle Jessup White tells the story of those who once lived there - the enslaver, Thomas Jefferson, who enslaved more than 600 people, and the enslaved families he forced to work there. JESSUP WHITE: Frankly, I think it was DNA evidence. . As Gayle followed her own leads, DNA research confirmed the long-told rumor that Jefferson had children with an enslaved woman named Sally Hemings. For four decades, she researched familial connections to Jefferson, ultimately learning that she was not only a descendant of Jefferson on his fathers side but also the great-great-great-granddaughter of Peter Hemings, Sally Hemings brother. policy. A graduate of Kenyon College in Ohio, he received a masters degree in American Studies from Fairfield University and is currently pursing his doctorate in U.S. history at Georgetown University. [a] timely, relevant, and important book." though others did not. She left the Times for Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism, earning a Master of Science in Journalism. Tickets are $20 | Quick Members: $15. MARTIN: How do you reconcile for yourself those contradictions which live in you? She says, I recognize Jefferson now as being a human being. Used under license. And the whole room went into shock, she said. Gayle spent several years as a TV news reporter and anchor before becoming a public television producer and show host at her undergraduate alma mater, Howard. ortraits by Rembrandt Peale, left, and. Gayle Gayle Jessup White began her career at The New York Times and was an award-winning TV reporter before becoming Monticello's first community engagement officer in 2016. Her 30-year career includes pubic relations, news reporting and anchoring, and public speaking. She has traced her ancestry to Jefferson and two families that were enslaved at his estate, Monticello. CONNECT: EPUB I didn't know her. 137 Kindle Edition $1499 Customers Also Bought Items By The Making of Presidents' and First Ladies' Portraits. submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email Hardcover And that's the story I heard my sister share with my dad when I was a 13-year-old girl growing up in Washington, D.C. MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: So you had no knowledge of this until she brought it - how did she know about this? What was the breakthrough in public acceptance of the fact that Thomas Jefferson - and now we're finding out that any number of Founding Fathers also had Black families. Gayle Jessup White will be in Charlotte to speak at the Mecklenburg Chapter Sons of the American Revolution on Nov. 11. as a Jefferson descendant. For four decades, she researched familial connections to Jefferson, ultimately learning that she was not only a descendant of Jefferson The other thing that's really become interesting to me is that it wasn't just Jefferson and Sally Hemings that had relations. Whites narrative is a metaphor for our nations contradictions and secrets some of her family members chose to pass as white. She's a native Charlottean. Gayle Jessup White spent four decades of her life exploring her connection to Thomas Jefferson, a passion born out of her family's oral history that they were his direct descendants. Digital Audiobook Unabridged Gayle Jessup White, thank you so much for joining us. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. For 20. Aunt Peachie was given to old wives tales, but the one thing that my sister believed that she said repeatedly was that you're descended from Thomas Jefferson, she would say. Two people were injured in a crash involving one of the most iconic vehicles in television history, Missouri officials say. JESSUP WHITE: Well the person who told my sister this was a woman in the family called Aunt Peachie (ph). In a 2018 article for Smithsonian magazine, Davenport wrote, The research that has come out of the 25 years of Getting Words existence has in many ways been the invisible hand behind the visitor experience at Monticello where about 400 enslaved laborers worked at one point in their lives.. But more important, as I began to understand the history, being descended from the people he enslaved and knowing who they were became a more important part of my identity.. She also serves on the Poplar Forest African American Advisory Group. Gayle Jessup White Author of "Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy," to be released by HarperCollins November 2021 She is also a member the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society and serves on the Poplar Forest African American Advisory Group. Gayle serves on Virginias Citizens Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion, where she is founding chair of the Descendant Committee. Back in 1998, there was a study called The Foster study which proved that the nephews of Jefferson whom the family had claimed had fathered children with Sally Hemings could not have been the father of her children. ADRIAN FLORIDO,. MARTIN: Why do you think it is that you - there was a part of you that always believed it and just had faith in it. She is a direct Jefferson descendant, and is also related to two well-documented families enslaved at Monticellothe Hemingses and the Hubbards. "Shes a totally charming and frank memoirist, and I loved her candid, sometimes difficult to read story,"--Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind on the Best December 2021 Books Today Show. Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from . Plus, two long lost cousins A woman prays to her Hindu gods for healing, but gets no response. MARTIN: That is Gayle Jessup White. A womans search for love leads to a string of bad relationships and drug addiction. By Her epic family legacy, interwoven with one of the nation's founding fathers, is an emotional trip back in time. The paradox, of course, is that the Founding Father who lyrically articulated Americas grandest expression of equality enslaved more than 600 human beings on his mountaintop plantation, Monticello. NPR's Michel Martin discussed the book with Jessup White, who describes herself as the five times great-granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson. I feel that the ancestors pulled me out of my hometown, my beloved hometown, Washington, D.C., to come to Richmond Virginia, which is just 70 miles from Charlottesville, so that I could become a vehicle for them, so that I could express as well as I possibly could what they were not able to. MARTIN: This was a long journey for you, and also a very long journey into public acceptance of these facts, right? Essence, "One of November's Eagerly Anticipated Reads" Ms. magazine, Gayle Jessup Whites multilayered autobiography . Fairfield, Connecticut 06824 They were tough. Gayle Jessup White tells the fascinating story in her new book, "Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy.". A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings family explores Americas racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestorsboth the enslaver and the enslaved.Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from her fathers family, that they were direct descendants of Thomas Jeffersonlore she firmly believed, though others did not. This it was that one link. Little pieces were coming together, but not enough for me to understand how we could have been descended. It was just enough information out there to keep me aware of the possibility. As people say, it is what it is. Those of us who are not black can never fully experience the impact of systemic racism. policy or email us at Although she lives in Richmond, Virginia, she still considers herself a DC girl. A former award-winning TV reporter and anchor, Gayle began her career in journalism at The New York Times, where she interned in the Washington Bureau. The trademarks MLS, Multiple Listing Service and the associated logos are owned by CREA and identify the quality of services provided by real estate professionals who are members of CREA. We, like many Americans, are sometimes unaware of those blind spots, and like our nation, we need to face them and change., Bowman called the book an important one for Monticello and for our country as we work to tell a more honest and complicated history of our past.. Charlayne Hunter Gault, Armed with her newfound familial truth, the author . Time. Why Movieland says you have to be 17 to attend a movie after 7:30 p.m. It was in 2016 that Gayle came on-staff at Monticello, educating the public about the legacy the good and the bad of one of Americas Founding Fathers. Because they were extraordinary people, and they need to be heard, and their lives have been forgotten. The McKnew family put her out and ours took her in. . us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. And she announced that we're descended from Thomas Jefferson. For years, Gayle would dream of one day finding out if what they said was true. Gayle would spend years following clues, tracing her family tree, and scouring historical records. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Through her account, the author fleshes out many of the genealogical questions concerning Jefferson that have emerged in recent decades." Its a contradiction that courses through Whites bloodstream and inhabits her DNA as a descendant of both Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, the enslaved Black woman with whom he had at least six children. Her journalist husband, Jack White, was teaching at Hampton University, so they landed in Richmond to ease the commute. That's why I'm at Monticello. It is my heartfelt wish that when people finish this story, they understand better the contribution of our ancestors, our enslaved ancestors and those that followed them their endurance, their strength, their character and their resilience. The kitchen where Peter worked came to be one of Gayles favorite rooms at Monticello. Two years later, she joined the staff as Community Engagement Officer, becoming a principal spokesperson and the first descendant of Jefferson and the families he enslaved to work for the Foundation. And my sister, who's a very elegant woman, was at a dinner party with her husband. 69-year-old suffers stroke in his N.C. home; Realtor showing house leaves him there. 1 ranking in country. She says, For many years I assumed I was descended from Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. So Jefferson represents the full complexity of this country and how it was founded. We are continuously working to improve the accessibility of our web experience for everyone, and we welcome feedback and accommodation requests. Her new book, Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, And A Descendant's Search For Her Family's Lasting Legacy," is out now. . I'm not, but you are. Davenport researched Getting Word while a Robert H. Smith Fellow at the International Center for Jefferson Studies in July 2017, and recently served as an adjunct professor of African American Art History at Fairfield University. A former award-winning television reporter and anchor, Jessup White started her career at the New York Times. Classroom Resource Packet: Slavery, Freedom, and the White HouseJames Madison's Montpelier: Fate in the BalanceThe Enslaved Household of Dr. Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, author of "Red, White and Blue on the Runway: The 1968 White House Fashion Show and the Politics Join historian and Pat Nixon biographer Heath Lee and former Nixon White House staffer Barbara Franklin as they discuss the Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. Gayle Jessup White is a communications consultant, writer, and realtor. But finding records of enslaved people from the 1700s wouldnt be so easy. Send us comments about our Author Pages. She and her husband, retired Time Magazine columnist Jack White Jr have a blended family of four sons, one daughter, and seven granddaughters. The findings: Jeffersons great-great-grandson, Moncure Robinson Taylor, was Whites great-grandfather through a relationship with his familys domestic servant, Whites great-grandmother Rachel Robinson. Gayle Jessup White is a third generation Washingtonian whose lineage extends as far back as the indigenous people who inhabited the Chesapeake area before the arrival of Europeans. Pastors Rooftop Mission to Save Chicagos Southside, Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy, Former NBC Exec on Overcoming Overwhelming Tragedy. This Open VISIONS Forum is generously sponsored by TV Eyes, the Artisan, Moffly Media, Delamar Southport, and Delamar Spa. We have more in common than not. I can't imagine being anyplace else. Our Facebook Live series, White House History Live, delves into the history of the Executive Mansion as well as the stories of the people who lived and worked there. Owning people is sinful. Along the way, she learned more about her connections to Jefferson and Hemings through research and DNA testing, with an assist from Lucia Cinder Stanton, the groundbreaking Monticello historian who has published several books on the history of slavery there. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. Join I don't apologize for my - the behavior of my ancestors. EPUB Feb 17, 2022 Gayle Jessup White, center, is a descendant of President Thomas Jefferson and she is also Sally Hemings' great-grandniece four times over. Senate Minority Leader Norment, Majority Leader Saslaw, among more than a dozen legislators who will not run again. Digital Audiobook Unabridged Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Visit Author Central to update your books, profile picture, and biography. He is currently a research assistant with the Georgetown Slavery Archive. How are we doing? Zillow, Inc. holds real estate brokerage licenses in multiple states. (203) 254-4000. And my sister was a little girl when she first heard this from Aunt Peachie. Did any presidents live elsewhere during their administrations? Our I work at giving attention to those who never had it. [supadu_silverpop isbn="9780063028678" authorid="52063" referenceid="52063" authorname="Gayle Jessup White" id="5" title="Author tab Form"]. If you have any questions, please review our privacy Unlike previous guides, this one took an interest in Gayles story, and connected her with Monticello historian, Cinder Stanton. JESSUP WHITE: Well, I feel that I was actually called to do this work. White, a Henrico County resident, and the public relations and community engagement officer at Monticello, describes her four-decade effort to reclaim her family heritage in her recently released book, Reclamation., Or as she wrote: It was always my goal to uncover my roots, to understand my familys place in American history, and to restore them to the nations narrative. Gayle Jessup White of Henrico County, a descendant of the Jefferson and Hemings families, and the PR and community engagement officer at Monticello, stands on Mulberry Row, the home's main. [Her feats] required superhuman persistence. BookPage. Whites story is singular, yet somehow pervasive the most honest of American narratives. Danielle Thompson - 700 Club Producer. If you wish to report an issue or seek an accommodation, please let us know. See her moment of surrender, and the miracle of life. Gayle serves on Virginias Citizens Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion, where she is founding chair of the Descendant Committee. Booklist, "Jessup White tells a story that will be meaningful to many readers. It behooves us all to know that history. Audrey Edwards, author of American Runaway: Black and Free in Paris in the Trump Years, "Thanks to Gayle Jessup White who sometimes feels 'battle scarred after another day spent fighting for equal recognitionof Black Historythat for many is an afterthought.' There was a problem saving your notification. White has written and spoken extensively about her work at Monticello and about her familys ties to Jefferson, his extended family, and the enslaved community. 10007, providing information about the products of HarperCollins and its affiliates. Her American roots are in Virginia going back to the Jamestown settlement, and in Maryland. Gayle Jessup White has American history running through her veins. How do you think about that? Gayle explains, I'm actually descended from her brother, Peter Hemings, who was a cook at Monticello. My dad was 6'2", had red hair and freckles. Open VISIONS Forum: Gayle Jessup White and Andrew M. Davenport MA'17 A Report from Monticello: Restoring African American Narratives to Thomas Jeffersons Plantation", Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 But what I am committed to doing is to raise the visibility of those people who didn't have a voice. Why do you think that was, that there's something about it that stuck with you? 01/10/2023. event will be live streamed on the White House Historical Association's In so doing, she 'reclaims' our common humanity and gives new meaning to 'one nation, indivisible.'" Discover steps to bring you closer to Christ. Discover God's peace now. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. What makes the Justices so elite? Gayle Jessup White is the author of the upcoming book, "Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy.". Former NFL star Chad Johnson says he saved money by living inside Cincinnati Bengals stadium for 2 years. ALBEMARLE Gayle Jessup White spent four decades of her life exploring her connection to Thomas Jefferson, a passion born out of her family's oral history that they were his direct. Gayle Jessup White is the Public Relations and Community Engagement Officer at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's legendary estate. Shes written and spoken extensively about her work at Monticello. That's why I'm here, because of them. CBN's ministry is made possible by the support of our CBN Partners. She is currently the Foundations public relations & community engagement officer. I didnt have an epiphany. And that's how Janice (ph) learned of this story. It would behoove all of us to be as curious about our heritage as White. Everyone at the table at the party was discussing their lineage with great pride. Skip to main content. I mean, the fact that your ancestors owned and in many ways mistreated horribly some of your other ancestors, and that contradiction lives in you. Andrew M. Davenport, a 2008 graduate of Fairfield College Preparatory School is a writer, editor, and teacher. Are you an author? And Sallie Hemmans Whites great-great-grandmother was the daughter of Peter Hemings, an older brother of Sally Hemings. The Making of Presidents' and First Ladies' Portraits. When an ultrasound reveals no movement and barely a heartbeat, they fear for their babys life. "Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.". Journalist Gayle Jessup White and historian Andrew M. Davenport MA17, cousins and descendants of families enslaved by Founding Father and third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, will present A Report from Monticello: Restoring African American Narratives to Thomas Jeffersons Plantation," in a discussion to be moderated by Professor Philip Eliasoph, PhD, OVF founder and director. Details. Gayle Jessup White talks with Karen about her book, "Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy.. It was four generations of the Jefferson and Hemings families. Then in 2010, while with her son on one of many visits to Monticello, Gayle says, We go on the tour and the guide says, Well, Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson had children together. And I raised my hand as I always did, We're descended from Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. And the guide says, Well, you're dignitaries, you're family. Executive Mansion as well as the stories of the people who lived and worked REQUESTS, https://d2wawpwx3aybf6.cloudfront.net/hc-audio/9780063028685.mp3, privacy on his fathers side but also the great-great-great-granddaughter of Peter With tax cuts unresolved, his session wins included movement on workforce development and his losses included the 15-week abortion bill. There are times when her honest accounting of her experience has taught us about our blind spots, she said of White. But again, it took decades and decades for scholars and the public to accept the truth. "I couldn't put together in my 13-year-old mind how a little Black kid growing up in Washington, D.C. could be related to the third . Write this story. . And she heard it from her over and over and over again for the 20 years she lived with our family. Jefferson kept copious notes, so that's how we know that. 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