The Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals recognize the exemplary contributions of recipients to the endeavors in which ...

Thomas Jefferson' takes a close look at the "unequal ... an enslaved teenager on his Virginia plantation, Monticello. Jefferson and Hemings, who was 30 years his junior, began a sexual ...

His plan, he claimed, unfolded and ultimately failed when his was serving as a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769, when he was just 26 years old, to 1775. J. David Ake/Getty The ...

The foundation recognized the professors for inspiring students, conducting groundbreaking research and making an impact beyond the classroom.

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