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

Local African American Community Hesitant to Embrace Monticello

White also mentioned that it has been a bit of a process to convince the local African American communities to support The Mountaintop Project as well as even speak without condemning the former slave plantation.

She states, “I find that some people are receptive to the message and others are resistant. But our message is that we want the underserved communities, and communities of color to be partners with us. Anecdotally, we have seen an uptick in African Americans visiting Monticello so I know we’re making progress.” If you’re interested learning more about the significance of Monticello or would like to donate to the cause you can do so here: https://www.monticello.org/site/give