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DNA evidence from Thomas Jefferson’s hair reveals the truth about his relationship with Sally Hemings

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By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Opening a Bible that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson, staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2011 discovered a reddish-blond hair pressed between the pages.

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    DNA evidence from Thomas Jefferson’s hair reveals the truth about his relationship with Sally Hemings (opens KRDO)

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    By Mindy Weisberger, CNN (CNN) — Opening a Bible that once belonged to Thomas Jefferson, staff at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2011 discovered a reddish-blond hair pressed between the pages.

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