Burial Ground for Enslaved People at Monticello
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The Burial Ground for Enslaved People affords an opportunity for honoring and reflecting on the over 400 enslaved people who lived and labored at Monticello during Thomas Jefferson's lifetime. This burial ground, which holds over 40 graves and was likely used beginning in the eighteenth century, was dedicated in 2001 in a ceremony featuring remarks from NAACP President Julian Bond.
Led by guidance of the Getting Word Advisory Committee, a group of descendants representing the interests of multiple families enslaved on this plantation, Monticello embarked on a new initiative to better honor and protect the solemnity of this site in 2018. Completed in 2022, this project introduced more accessible pathways, new plantings, dedicated parking for descendants, additional seating, and new signage.
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What has been created here as a memorial and tribute to those people who were enslaved is beautiful. I am so glad to know that descendants were consulted and really listened to. I hope that other sites around our country will use this as their template for honoring all individuals who were enslaved in a loving and meaningful way.
The work being done at Monticello is important to our nations history and seems to be being done in as honorable a way as is possible.
I am very greatful that Monticello recognized that this was an issue that needed to be addressed. As a multicultural socieity embracing the rights of all who lived in the United States, it is heartwarming to see more places develop memorials and education stations for these long-lost individuals and communities. George Washington's Mount Vernon had a memorial placed in his slave graveyard in the 1980s, to which many historic locations evolved to embrace the lives and experiences of slaves.
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A bunch of left wing woke propaganda in the name of Jesus!!!