Sally Hemings
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the clue and made minor changes to the explanation provided by Steve.
publication date: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 (part of Spring 2017)
category: 
Controversy
clue: After a half-dozen children, this slave was set free.
explanation: Hemings is considered by most historians to be the mother of six children by Thomas Jefferson. A slave on his plantation, she was eventually set free along with all the children who had survived to adulthood. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Aaron Shurtleff, Jesse King, and Scott Hardie
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