Weekends at 1:25 pm

The Hemings family is one of the most well documented enslaved families in American history. Learn more about the generations of Hemingses who lived and labored at Monticello on this 90 minute guided tour.

February 18 and 19; 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm
Join Monticello archaeologists on a walking tour to hidden parts of the plantation and learn how archaeology informs our understanding of the lives of those who lived and worked at Monticello.

Daily; Multiple Times

These guided outdoor walking tours focus on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation. Provides guests the opportunity to ask questions and deepen their connection to Monticello’s history. Included with all tour tickets.

February 1 at 1 p.m. ET

The Getting Word African American Oral History Project is a decades-long initiative to collect and share the stories of Monticello’s enslaved community and their descendants. Join us for a live Q&A about Getting Word and a new initiative to digitize this important collection.

February 15 at 1 p.m. ET

Monticello’s traveling exhibit, “Paradox of Liberty: Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello,” shares the history of six families who, along with others, were enslaved at Monticello. Join this livestream to learn about the creation of “Paradox of Liberty” and a recently-completed initiative to digitize this important exhibition.

February 24 at 1 p.m. ET

Join us for a live Q&A with author and genealogist B. Bernetiae Reed. Reed will discuss her book, “The Slave Families of Thomas Jefferson,” her meticulous research on the topic, and insights on how to begin genealogical work.

Friday, February 11 at 6:30pm

Sponsored by UVA's Office of African American Affairs, this concert at the Paramount Theater will feature the Grammy-nominated and Stellar Award-winning gospel group Anthony Brown & group therAPy, with a special performance by Stellar Award-Winning artist Isabel Davis.

February 13 at 3:00 p.m.

A time in which we acknowledge our roots-those who brought us as far as we have come. Held virtually for 2022.

February 19 at 1:00 - 6:00pm

Held at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, this cook-off will "celebrate past traditions and future innovation."

 

Monticello historian Niya Bates describes the Getting Word African American Oral History Project and how it has helped transform interpretive experience at Monticello since its inception in 1993.

He talks with Andrew Davenport, Public Historian at Monticello and Manager of the Getting Word African American Oral History Project, about what happened to many of the enslaved individuals after the dispersal sale of 1827. 

Trailblazer. Newspaper publisher. Civil rights titan. Meet William Monroe Trotter, one of the most influential descendants of Monticello’s enslaved community—and someone who too many people have never heard of,

Music was an important part of life for enslaved people at plantations across the U.S. Monticello guide and musicologist Kyle Chattleton looks at the ways enslaved people here and across the nation used music and at the foundational role they played in creating a distinctly American musical tradition.

Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton looks at the close relationship of Monticello's enslaved joiner John Hemmings and his wife, Priscilla, an enslaved domestic servant owned by Jefferson's son-in-law.