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

The Harsh Reality of Monticello

While conducting a tour last spring, Monticello tour guide Tom Nash informed a group of white tourists that although the property is gorgeous, and Thomas Jefferson did amazing things for the country, it didn’t mean their stay here was ideal.

They were still slaves, working tough jobs in the fields with boys as young as 10 years old feeling the sting of a whip. He went on to say that, There’s no such thing as a good slave owner”. A more honest look at the property gives visitors a better perspective of slavery and society in the 18th and 19th centuries.