All of the following accurately represent aspects of the historical and contemporaneous debate surrounding Thomas Jefferson's relationship with his slave Sally Hemings EXCEPT

A. rumors that Jefferson fathered her mulatto children were used by his political opponents to discredit him in the 1800 presidential election.
B. Jefferson consistently denied having had a sexual relationship with Sally Hemings throughout his life.
C. as late as the 1870s, one of Sally's children claimed that his mother identified Jefferson as the father of her five children.
D. in the late 20thcentury, DNA evidence showed a high probability that Jefferson fathered Sally's youngest son.
E. today, most scholars believe that Jefferson fathered only one of Hemings children; the other four had other fathers.


Answer: E

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