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Life At Jefferson's Monticello, As His Slaves Saw It

A new exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., explores life at Monticello from the perspectives of the men, women and children owned by Thomas Jefferson. During his lifetime, he kept more than 600 slaves at Monticello. (Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc.)
A new exhibit at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., explores life at Monticello from the perspectives of the men, women and children owned by Thomas Jefferson. During his lifetime, he kept more than 600 slaves at Monticello. (Monticello, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Inc.)

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