The news of slave owners raping or carrying on full—not entirely consensual relationships with their slaves is not exactly a surprise to Black folk. But it’s a history many Americans conveniently ...

Monticello tour guide Liz Marshall points out items on a map during a tour on the Downtown Mall as part of Unity Days on Saturday. The tour focused on the impact of enslaved residents of ...

is still the most asked question, according to Monticello tour guides - it was because he conceived of Monticello as embodying an Enlightenment ideal of stewardship. When he encouraged leniency in the ...

You cannot see Thomas Jefferson’s mansion, Monticello, from the small room burrowed into the ground along the south wing of his estate. When the door is closed, you can’t see anything at all, because ...