Sally Hemings Part 1: He Came for Me

On July 4, 1833, Sally Hemings was living with her sons when she received a call from the future…

In this episode, Sally is going explain the relationship, or lack of one, between her and President Jefferson. She’ll also talk about the solemn promise Jefferson made to Sally if she would leave her freedom in France and return with him to Monticello.

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ROBIN PEASE, actor, playwright, teaching artist, director, historical re-enactor, holds a Master of Fine Arts from Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Berklee’s Boston Conservatory. She has performed and taught drama/theatre, music, dance, literary arts and multiculturalism for people of all ages throughout the country from Massachusetts, to Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Indiana, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Virginia and more. Robin has presented for the Arts Education Partnership, Kennedy Center, International Children’s Games, Cleveland Public Theatre, Dolly Parton Imagination Library, Young Audiences, and the Corning Glass Museum, just to name a few.

Named by the National Storytelling Network an “emerging, under-appreciated and regional treasure storyteller", Pease's The Talkative Turtle And Other Tales has fans all over the world.

 Learn more about Robin at:

https://www.kulturekids.org/about-kulture-kids/staff/

https://www.womeninhistoryohio.com/robin-pease.html

Contact her at: Robin.Pease@kulturekids.org