Does it really matter?
I don't see this as particularly slanderous, nor did the acusations seem to have hurt him during his lifetime. I don't think the revelations that were acknowledged true today about Strom Thurmans 'love child' are going to damage his reputation.
Whether we are speaking of Thurman or Jefferson, it is a non-issue.
Thomas Jefferson was a radical in every sense of the word. It was not until the 20th Century that norms had changed enough that even the Democrat Party wanted to claim him as one of their own.
No one is gonna prove any of this either way.
It's some kind of weird control thing, as in controlling the writing of American history. Also, Jeffeson was opposed to race-mixing, and so, they want to paint him as a hypocrite. Last, and weirdest of all, they think they can somehow claim "community property" for the descendants of Jefferson's slaves for everything he accomplished.
I agree with you. I don't know what people serve to gain by proving Thomas Jefferson's paternity. Exactly how is this supposed to change people's lives? I think the motivation behind the Thurmond story is the same here. It's all about making these men hypocrites. They are to me, but my chief aim for living isn't overturning America and her beloved foundations.
Does this now mean anything and everything the descendants of Jefferson did are going to be included in black history month? Is Jefferson?