Buckingham Randolph Jefferson

Now Available on Amazon (Excerpt from Chapter One)

It's not quite long enough for a novel, but it's way too long for a short story. Check out this historical fiction novella that covers an aspect of enslavement never discussed in polite company: slave breeding. Buckingham Randolph Jefferson was born on the plantation of Thomas Jefferson's brother Randolph but was mostly raised at Monticello. When he was overheard expressing his feelings for Sally Hemings, he was sent to South Carolina, where he was forced to be a "buck," impregnating enslaved women paired with him to produce large, strong children. Buck was involved in planning the Denmark Vesey revolt and later escaped to Ohio. Buck spent time in the Navy and in jail before returning home and to Sally. This book was initially published as a Kindle Vella series in May 2024

From Chapter One:

“When Thomas Jefferson and his slaves, James and Sally Hemings, returned from Paris, Buckingham was twelve years old and really noticed sixteen-year-old Sally for the first time. When Buck first arri…