Recollections of Madison Hemings
Hemings, whose recollections were recorded in 1873, gave his history in a matter-of-fact manner, referring to Jefferson as his father a number of times.
Dictated to the Reverend Charles Campbell in 1847, Isaac Jefferson's recollections provide a vivid account of life at Monticello seen through the eyes of an enslaved man. (Links to the Encyclopedia Virginia.)
Israel Jefferson’s 1873 recollections of his life from enslavement to freedom includes an account of the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Monticello in 1824.
Hear the stories of the descendants of Monticello's plantation community and trace their families from slavery to the present day.
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