–submitted by Jessika Kasten
From a young age, Judge Derek Mosley was encouraged to learn and share the untold stories of Blacks in History. Did you know that Eston H. Jefferson, son of Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemmings, lived and is buried here in Madison? Have you ever heard of the Black female Battalion the Six Triple Eights, who worked to get mail to U.S. soldiers during World War II? How about the “White Lion,” which was the boat that began the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade? Judge Mosley encourages all of us to learn and share these (and many more) important stories, which are central to our history as Americans.
Rotary Club of Madison, Wisconsin 