It is believable that Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings loved each other and were devoted to their relationship as much as possible in the midst of a challenging cultural milieu. When Jefferson's wife died she made him promise he would never remarry. But two years later when Sally came to France she would have caught Jefferson's eye since she was a half sister of his wife, and was said to look very much like her. She was three quarters white and possibly a red head. She could have stayed in France, free, but she chose to go back with him. They think her bedroom was near to Thomas's and he never sold any of their children, even when he had money troubles. The evidence seems to show a continuous caring.
Review of Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
