Jefferson and Hemmings

"Twilight at Monticello"'s author spends a few chapters discussing this aspect of Jefferson's life.  The allegations of Jefferson's fathering her children were around in his day.  Even one of Jefferson's detractors wrote a poem referencing the alleged children.

Nevertheless, this does not detract from Jefferson's brilliance nor his contributions to our country.  Rather, it shows that our Founding Fathers, though brilliant and sagacious, were like the rest of us: human and susceptible to flawed behavior.