Marriage and Family
Although slave marriages were not recognized by Virginia law, John married Priscilla, another slave at Monticello, and had a lifelong partnership with her. They reared a family. She served as nurse to Jefferson's grandchildren when they were living there.
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Famous quotes containing the words marriage and/or family:
“My husband sings Baa Baa black sheep and we pretend
that all’s certain and good, that the marriage won’t end.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“The family environment in which your children are growing up is different from that in which you grew up. The decisions our parents made and the strategies they used were developed in a different context from what we face today, even if the “content” of the problem is the same. It is a mistake to think that our own experience as children and adolescents will give us all we need to help our children. The rules of the game have changed.”
—Lawrence Kutner (20th century)