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The ghosts of those who spent their lives in bondage to the third president of the United States wander under the shadow of Monticello, but now some of their stories are coming more fully into the ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The room where historians believe Sally Hemings slept was just steps away from Thomas Jefferson’s bedroom. But in 1941, the caretakers of Monticello turned it into a restroom.

The weekend at Monticello will also feature the unveiling of new exhibits and restored spaces — most notably, a fascinating digital exhibit on Sally Hemings inside the south wing of Monticello, where ...

Thomas Jefferson owned hundreds of slaves over the course of his life, something long unacknowledged at his Virginia plantation, Monticello.... Sally Hemings Gets New Attention At Monticello LULU ...

"Sally Hemings was better traveled than most Americans, so we want to tell a story about her that doesn't limit her to Jefferson's property," said Gary Sandling, a vice president of the Thomas ...

He expanded the educational mission of Thomas Jefferson’s plantation. He also embraced research that showed Jefferson had fathered the children of one of his slaves. By Richard Sandomir Six ...

Suzan-Lori Parks' backstage drama follows the making of a play-within-a-play about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings.

Until now, the slaves who lived at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Virginia estate, existed largely in the background. On Saturday, Monticello unveiled new exhibits designed to amplify hundreds of ...

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