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The Contemplative Site

Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Outside Michigan
12/1/2022

This grant will contribute to the construction of a special area at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello where guests can reflect on the issues of freedom and slavery that they encounter during their visit.  The site will include an artistic installation that contains a permanent list of names of 609 individuals known to have been enslaved by Thomas Jefferson and his family during their lives.

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