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Meet the individuals who lived and worked on Mulberry Row, once the industrial hub and “Main Street” of Thomas Jefferson’s 5,000-acre plantation. Free wifi is available on site.
These guided outdoor walking tours focus on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation. Included in the price of admission.
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Included with admission
Daily at 11am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
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Daily at 11am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm
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Reservations for this tour are not required.
Tours begin on Mulberry Row near the Hemmings Cabin (view a map of Monticello for visitors).
Reduced number of tours from November - March; check back for updated tour times.
Explore Before You Visit
Thomas Jefferson and Slavery
Explore Jefferson's role as a slave owner and the realities of slavery that made the United States.
People Enslaved at Monticello
Learn more about some of the people who lived and worked at Monticello.
Slavery FAQS
Frequently asked questions about People, Property, Life and Work under Slavery at Monticello.
Videos related to Slavery at Monticello
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"Picturing Mulberry Row" - a look at slavery at Monticello through this critical component of the greater plantation
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"Some visitors think we're trying to knock Jefferson off his pedestal" - A Guide's Perspective
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The 1827 Monticello Dispersal Sale
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"A Fight in Monticello's Nailery"
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"Wormly Hughes - Master of Many Trades"
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"An Enslaved Mother Leaves Monticello"
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"Mary Hemings Bell, an enslaved 'common-law wife'"
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"Overseers and Violence"
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"Ursula Granger, an Enslaved Cook Prepares Food on the Hearth"
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"James Hemings, an Enslaved Chef Creating French Cuisine"
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"The Life of Nance Hemings" - a Monticello Weaver