American Slavery Remembered

Life enslaved at Monticello


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This episode is a reading of first hand accounts of life at Monticello while enslaved by President, Thomas Jefferson. It includes an account by his son, Madison Hemings. Jefferson owned 607 people, 4 of whom were his own children. His enslaved children were granted their freedom at age 21. Bankrupt at death, Jefferson’s remaining enslaved men, women and children were sold across the country to pay off his significant debt.
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