Historians In Awe Over Discovery At Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Property

Mulberry Row Honors Hemings’ Memory

In 2015, Monticello unveiled the restoration of Mulberry Row, which shows many of the slave quarters, kitchens, supply rooms and more to show the life of an everyday slave on the plantation. In May of 2015, more than 100 descendants of enslaved families participated in a tree-planting ceremony to commemorate the new buildings.

Today, Hemings’ room is being restored for eventual public viewing as curators are learning how to incorporate her existence into Jefferson’s story and to counter old newspaper accounts that call her Jefferson’s concubine.

Keep reading to learn what else they’re doing to preserve the history of Monticello. Then we’ll dive into other presidents who owned slaves.