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Season 47 Episode 24
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American Black Journal

Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty

Season 47 Episode 23

Stephen gets a one-on-one tour of the exhibition at the Charles H. Wright Museum that has stirred protests in the African-American community. The exhibit, "Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty," explores the lives of the enslaved people on Thomas Jefferson's plantation. Stephen talks with the museum's CEO and with a member of the community coalition opposed to the exhibit. E4723

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