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

What Monticello’s Restoration Hope to Accomplish

Essentially, one of the main goals of the restoration of Monticello is not just to learn about the life of Thomas Jefferson and the original construction of Monticello, but to better understand the lives of the slaves working and living there. White notes that, “This is an important American story.

But for too long our history has been ignored. Some people still don’t want to admit that the Civil War was fought over slavery. We need to face history head-on and face the blemish of slavery and that’s what we’re doing at Monticello.”