What is known about Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) is that he was the third president of the United States, drafted the Declaration of Independence, and was an advocate of the anti-slavery movement. These facts are a matter of public record, chronicled in every history text for all American children to learn -- but what of his personal life? From
Frontline, on PBS, correspondent Shelby Steele takes the viewer into the secret world of this founding father who not only sired a nation but quite possibly two separate families. One from the privilege of the main house, the other from the slave quarters. ~ C. Dwayne Smith, All Movie Guide