Peter and James Hemings, whose sister, Sally Hemings, was Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved mistress, were two of America's pre-eminent chefs, with Peter going on to become the country’s first master brewer. BlackHistoryMonth - NBCBLK
, a culinary historian and owner of Indigo House, a Virginia farm where she raises animals and grows crops that end up as part of her chef’s table dinners and cooking classes, told NBC News that everyone knew of the intimate relationship between Jefferson and the Hemings at the time and this allowed themto be elevated among their enslaved brethren.
“You couldn’t depend on the white folks for whom you butlered, house-maided, valeted or cooked to give you confirmation of your worth. You had to find it somewhere within yourselves and within your community. We don’t know what James thought of Jefferson, but he started out at 10 years old catching song birds for him and polishing his shoes.”
“Obviously he was literate. We have a beautiful one-page inventory written in his hand, it’s the only thing we have in his hand, written in English and French at Monticello, right when he left, after he was there with Peter.” “Freedom didn’t give James Hemings the happiness he was seeking,” said Jessup White, who notes that James was set free in 1796. “It’s a tragic story, but he did leave with us a legacy.”
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