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Gayle Jessup White and her son, Charles, joined the Monticello Association in 2025.
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Gayle Jessup White and her son, Charles, joined the Monticello Association in 2025.
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{
    "date": "2025",
    "organization": "Monticello Association"
}
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Organization Biography Membership
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September 25, 2026 at 5:07 AM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated
September 25, 2026 at 5:07 AM (2 weeks ago)

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A Black Jefferson Descendant Is Buried at Monticello for the First Time
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/22/arts/black-jefferson-descendant-buried-monticello.html

Cedric Jessup Jr., a Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson, was buried in the Jefferson family graveyard at Monticello, marking a historic first. This event coincides with new Smithsonian DNA research providing "extraordinary proof" of Jefferson fathering children with Sally Hemings.

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