Welcome to the Getting Word Exhibit, currently on view at
the Monticello Visitors Center. This page will serve as your table of contents.
To navigate sections, you may click either icons or text.
Section One, "The Getting Word Gallery," includes photographs of men and women born at Monticello or descended from Monticello's African-American families.Section Two, "The Ties That Bind," explores five important themes in the lives of Monticello's African-American families and their descendants: freedom, political action, education, and religion, as well as the ties that bound the community over time.
Section Three, "About Getting Word," provides background information on the project.
Remember, you must return to the contents page to navigate between these sections.
