An App Tells Painful Stories Of Slaves At Monticello’s Mulberry Row

An App Tells Painful Stories Of Slaves At Monticello’s Mulberry Row

By Lalita Clozel

A new app uses geolocation to bring to life a lesser-known section of Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia estate — Mulberry Row, which was the bustling enclave of skilled slaves who worked at Monticello.

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