Barbara Chase-Riboud Quotes

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How could she have known that her vision of the perfect slave would coincide with his vision of the perfect woman? And Sally Hemings loved Thomas Jefferson. That was the tragedy. Love, not slavery. And God knew how much slavery there was in love.

Barbara Chase-Riboud

Barbara Chase-Riboud

Barbara Chase-Riboud

Born: June 26, 1939 (age 87)

Bio: Barbara Chase-Riboud is an American visual artist, bestselling novelist and award-winning poet.

Known for:

Sally Hemings (1979)
Echo of lions (1989)
Hottentot Venus (2003)
The president's daughter (1994)

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