Monticello was home not only to the Jefferson family, but to workers, black and white, enslaved and free.
Plantation Agriculture
Quarter Farms
Crops, Produce, and Livestock
Agricultural Machinery and Tools
Plantation Industry
Along Mulberry Row
On the Plantation
People of the Plantation
Enslaved People
Free Workers
Indentured Servants
Overseers
Thomas Jefferson and Slavery
Jefferson and Slavery
Jefferson and Sally Hemings
Slavery FAQs
Getting Word: African-American Families of Monticello
A project to collect and record the oral histories of the descendants of Monticello slaves.
More Highlights
- Modern Archaeology and Slavery at Monticello
Find out how the work of our archaeologists has changed our understanding of slavery at Monticello.
