I’m A Descendant of Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings

The Mecklenburg Chapter invites you to attend our November 11, 2021, dinner meeting to meet and listen to the moving, emotional and fact-filled story of one of the most important people in modern history, Gayle Jessup White.

Gayle is a descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings.

Currently Gayle is the Public Relations and Community Engagement Officer of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation that owns and operates Monticello.

She is a descendant of Thomas Jefferson and the first African American to be employed at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.

Gayle is a former award-winning TV reporter and anchor, a journalist with The New York Times, and a show host and producer at her undergraduate alma mater, Howard University.

Her first book, “Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for her Family’s Lasting Legacy,” will be released on November 16, 2021, by HarperCollins.

All SAR, DAR, SR, CAR, educators, students and the public are invited.

Doors open at 6:00pm for a Cash Bar & Socializing.

Dinner & Introductions begin at 6:30pm.

Program begins at 7:15pm.

Reservations are $34.00 per person. A $1.50 PayPal Fee will be added per Reservation.

Group Tables can be reserved for 10+ people by contacting Tom Phlegar at btphlegar@aol.com.

For more information about the event, please contact Tom Phlegar at btphlegar@aol.com.