The Getting Word African American Oral History Project is a decades-long initiative to collect and share the stories of Monticello’s enslaved community and their descendants.
In this live Q&A, Public Historian and Manager of the Getting Word project Andrew Davenport and Getting Word Intern Jenna Owens discuss the history of Getting Word and a new initiative to digitize this important collection.
This Getting Word African American Oral History Project is supported in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
