Monticello Visitors Shocked After Discovering Tour of Jefferson's Home Has a Woke New Spin

westernjournal ^ | July 10, 2022 | Andrew Jose

[MarvinStinson]

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation has drawn criticism for transforming Thomas Jefferson’s Charlottesville, Virginia, home into an exhibit on slavery.

The foundation manages Monticello — the primary plantation and residence of the founding father and third president of the United States.

Monticello was once a tribute to a man who helped draft the Declaration of Independence — the founding document of the U.S.

Now, the plantation’s management has transformed it into a site that emphasizes the fact that Jefferson enslaved people. Monticello “offers visitors a harangue on the horrors of slavery.”

According to Monticello’s website, one of the ticketed tours on schedule for the plantation is the “Slavery at Monticello Tour.”

This tour highlights the “experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation,” the website stated.

Monticello also offers a free mobile guide app on slavery at the plantation. Monticello’s website has an entire section dedicated to slamming the founding father for slavery.

“Thomas Jefferson wrote that ‘all men are created equal,’ and yet enslaved more than 600 people over the course of his life,” the section stated.

Although the section conceded Jefferson “made some legislative attempts against slavery and at times bemoaned its existence, Jefferson also profited directly from the institution of slavery.”

Monticello’s slamming of Jefferson also extended to how history was framed at the physical site, with boards at the various locations on the plantation trying to connect a part of Jefferson’s life with slavery.

[EinNYC]

This guy doesn’t have enough class to fill a teaspoon. Jefferson was light years ahead of this piece of fluff in intelligence, education, and just plain class.

[nitzy]

I was there about 10 years ago and was really moved by the experience. Jefferson was a brilliant man who created an impressive farm and undertook many creative endeavors there.

The next time I go, I am going to laugh and giggle at the descriptions of slavery, just to piss everybody off.