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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Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/08/02/428126511/an-app-tells-painful-stories-of-slaves-at-monticellos-mulberry-row?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us

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