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Should Sally Hemings' descendants be buried at Monticello Graveyard?

Shannon Lanier and Lucian Truscott, both descendants of Thomas Jefferson, discuss with CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers whether Sally Hemings’ descendants should be allowed to be buried in the Monticello Graveyard. Hemings, one of Jefferson’s 600 slaves, had children with the former president, and Lanier is from her side.
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