Life enslaved at Monticello

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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American Slavery Remembered honors the lives of the millions of Black people enslaved in the United States of America. Here you will find their stories read just as they were written. May we never forget the souls who lived, suffered and died in the making of America.