The Marvelous Monticello

             Have you ever wondered how your life would be different if you lived on a plantation? Or what it would be like if you were a slave? There is a really informative, yet intriguingly fascinating, website about the famous Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello home that includes many biographies and real journal entries about enslaved workers. Whether you are interested in domestic workers, field workers, or skilled trade workers, this site has it all. These biographies are about actual slaves that worked for the real Thomas Jefferson! This awesome site also includes biographies and journal entries of free workmen, the Hemings family, Sally Hemings, and even Thomas Jefferson himself! You will be able to learn about how Monticello operated and all the contributor’s roles in making Monticello Thomas Jefferson’s heaven on earth. This site also includes pictures of the beautiful gardens where some of the slaves worked, and pictures from inside Jefferson’s self-designed home. Check it out now! You won’t regret it!


http://www.monticello.org/site/plantation-and-slavery/people-plantation