In 2014, Gayle was selected for the fellowship program at the international center for Jefferson studies. Zillow Group is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for individuals with disabilities. Gayle Jessup White is a communications consultant, writer, and realtor. helps rewrite the estate's well-known narrative to include the hundreds of enslaved people who worked for Jefferson. And so it's not as if people didn't know, they did back then. As people say, it is what it is. This program was held at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. In the 90s, when Gayle was out of college and building a career in journalism, she got serious about her search. Her international lineage is principally Nigerian and British. She also hopes that people see themselves and their families in mine. Her American roots are in Virginia going back to the Jamestown settlement, and in Maryland. A Washington, DC native, Gayle and her family moved to Richmond in 2006. With tax cuts unresolved, his session wins included movement on workforce development and his losses included the 15-week abortion bill. It would behoove all of us to be as curious about our heritage as White. But what I am committed to doing is to raise the visibility of those people who didn't have a voice. White House History Live. JESSUP WHITE: Frankly, I think it was DNA evidence. The Spotsylvania County Sheriffs Office has decided to end its participation on a national television show, at least for now. Hardcover Gayle would spend years following clues, tracing her family tree, and scouring historical records. Danielle Thompson - 700 Club Producer. Gayle taught journalism at VCU and created training programs for at-risk young adults. 137 Kindle Edition $1499 Customers Also Bought Items By I just felt the energy and the urgency from our ancestors to tell this story, White said during a recent interview as she headed to Washington for an appearance on CNN. Skip to main content. Former NFL star Chad Johnson says he saved money by living inside Cincinnati Bengals stadium for 2 years. And Sallie Hemmans Whites great-great-grandmother was the daughter of Peter Hemings, an older brother of Sally Hemings. 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. Follow to get new release updates, special offers (including promotional offers) and improved recommendations. Jefferson kept copious notes, so that's how we know that. Please switch to a supported browser or download one of our Mobile Apps. So you might find information about them on tax records, on wills, but you won't find them in the census record for the most part until 1870. Send a prayer request now, or call 18007007000. White, Monticellos first public relations and Little pieces were coming together, but not enough for me to understand how we could have been descended. And so I don't work at reconciling who my white ancestors were and who my Black ancestors were. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information. Bookperk and other HarperCollins services. The other thing that's really become interesting to me is that it wasn't just Jefferson and Sally Hemings that had relations. 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. They were able to pass down character, dignity, strength, humanity, love, joy, pain, resilience, to their descendants. The biggest clues came from stories passed down through her father and his family. This Open VISIONS Forum is generously sponsored by TV Eyes, the Artisan, Moffly Media, Delamar Southport, and Delamar Spa. In 1993, the Getting Word oral history project at Jeffersons Monticello plantation began identifying descendants and recording their oral histories. There are times when her honest accounting of her experience has taught us about our blind spots, she said of White. 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. A former award-winning television reporter and anchor, Gayle started her career at the New York Times. Download the free myCBN app. Days. That's my job. Used under license. This doesnt make sense to me. All Daddy said to me was, That's what they say. Its not the same place it was when we moved down here. The Making of Presidents' and First Ladies' Portraits. She also serves on the Poplar Forest African American Advisory Group. About the Author 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 . that they were direct descendants of Thomas Jeffersonlore she firmly believed, 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.' 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.". Tickets are $20 | Quick Members: $15. Get daily or weekly highlights from The 700 Club delivered to your inbox. Copyright 2023 HarperCollins Publishers. Indeed, it is a homecoming for us all. Cheryl Wills, Emmy Award-winning journalist and author ofThe Emancipation of Grandpa Sandy Wills, "From a girl of Black middle-class privilege to a politically charged race woman driven to unearth the truth of her ancestry, Gayle Jessup White takes us on a journey of self-discovery. Unlike previous guides, this one took an interest in Gayles story, and connected her with Monticello historian, Cinder Stanton. Join us in learning more about White House History right from your own home. 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. . Through her account, the author fleshes out many of the genealogical questions concerning Jefferson that have emerged in recent decades." Its an American story.. The kitchen where Peter worked came to be one of Gayles favorite rooms at Monticello. You may unsubscribe from these email How had she heard this? As she desperately prays for healing, hear the message she receives from God on todays A woman receives an answer to a prayer she never wanted to pray. She was thirteen when her sister shared a bit of family lore regarding the main author of the Declaration of Independencethey were related. EPUB JESSUP WHITE: Well, I feel that I was actually called to do this work. 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. White, Monticellos first public relations and community engagement officer, joins us to discuss her book Reclamation, which chronicles her remarkable journey to understand and reclaim her heritage as a Jefferson descendant. And I went to my dad first, Daddy, how could we be descended from Thomas Jefferson? She says, I always felt that if I could determine my ties to Jefferson, I could find out more about my family. This For years, Gayle would dream of one day finding out if what they said was true. By NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. We are continuously working to improve the accessibility of our web experience for everyone, and we welcome feedback and accommodation requests. My dad was 6'2", had red hair and freckles. White is related to both families. A Black descendent of Thomas Jefferson and employee at Monticello, author Gayle Jessup White examined the legacies of her ancestors and the current racial. Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. But it is also of great interest in general. She is also a member the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society and serves on the Poplar Forest African American Advisory Group. Visit Author Central to update your books, profile picture, and biography. For decades, she'd been a domestic for a wealthy white family, the McKnews, in Washington, D.C., until she suffered a crippling stroke. Williams: 'My story is their story, too': Gayle Jessup White, a descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, reclaims her heritage. which chronicles her remarkable journey to understand and reclaim her heritage Its important to look at each other and to work through those differences and see ourselves as Americans and recognize the kinship. Gayle Jessup White is the Public Relations & Community Engagement Officer at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's legendary estate. it was that one link. During his time in the White For Teachers any time. I'm very comfortable with who I am and take complete ownership of my place in society and as a descendant of enslaved people. 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. A former award-winning television reporter and anchor, Jessup White started her career at the New York Times. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Gayle serves on Virginias Citizens Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion, where she is founding chair of the Descendant Committee. 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. And so we had the DNA evidence. Gayle Jessup White's multilayered autobiography, Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy, is divided into three parts.The first, most directly autobiographical part of Reclamation offers a fascinating look at Black life in a prosperous neighborhood in Washington, D.C., during the 1960s and '70sa neighborhood that has . View and manage who you follow on Amazon. policy. 69-year-old suffers stroke in his N.C. home; Realtor showing house leaves him there. You have permission to edit this article. 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