Reclamation - Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy

Please join us for a conversation with author Gayle Jessup White and artist Kristopher Castle about Thomas Jefferson’s family. Limited capacity, 75 persons. Free event. 6:00pm start. Parking at Omni Hotel lot, on street and in public lots on there Downtown Mall. Second floor Gallery is regretfully not ADA accessible.

Gayle Jessup White is the Public Relations & Community Engagement Officer at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s legendary estate. A former award-winning television reporter and anchor, Jessup White started her career at the New York Times. She’s written and spoken extensively about her work at Monticello. She is a direct Jefferson descendant, and is also related to two well-documented families enslaved at Monticello—the Hemingses and the Hubbards. She lives in Virginia.