My name is James Madison Hemings
By: Jonah Winter and Terry Widener
Contributors: Widener, Terry
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2016
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
ISBN-13: 9780385383424
Subjects: Freedmen; Biography; Slaves
Description: In an evocative first-person account accompanied by exquisite artwork, Winter and Widener tell the story of James Madison Hemings's childhood at Monticello, and, in doing so, illuminate the many contradictions in Jefferson's life and legacy. Though Jefferson lived in a mansion, Hemings and his siblings lived in a single room. While Jefferson doted on his white grandchildren, he never showed affection to his enslaved children.
Notes: 123 Childrens Plus, Inc.