Monticello was a site of enslavement for over four hundred men, women, and children.
In this live Q&A with Director of African American History and the Getting Word African American Oral History Project, Niya Bates; Public Relations & Community Engagement Officer, Gayle Jessup White; and Manager of Historic Interpretation, Brandon Dillard. Bates, Jessup White, and Dillard discuss their work at Monticello and how the legacies of slavery connect to inequality and systemic racism today.
This livestream was made possible 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.