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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.
As a result of COVID-19, we are currently unable to offer the Slavery at Monticello Tour. We look forward to reintroducing this tour when public health and safety conditions make it possible.
If you are visiting in the meantime, please stop by Slavery at Monticello outdoor station to learn more about this topic. Or consider taking one of our Slavery at Monticello Live Virtual Tour online.
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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"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