This article seeks to identify the main narrative(s) about slavery that are shared at historic si... more This article seeks to identify the main narrative(s) about slavery that are shared at historic sites such as plantations. Specifically, I discuss findings from a microethnographic inquiry at Monticello-Thomas Jefferson's plantation in Charlottesville, Virginia where more than 600 people were enslaved over the course of Jefferson's life. This field-based inquiry in rhetoric yielded several key themes, many of which demonstrate a concerted effort to challenge dominant, white-centric narratives and to provide proper recognition and acknowledgement of enslaved persons' contributions and struggles at Monticello.
This article seeks to identify the main narrative(s) about slavery that are shared at historic si... more This article seeks to identify the main narrative(s) about slavery that are shared at historic sites such as plantations. Specifically, I discuss findings from a microethnographic inquiry at Monticello-Thomas Jefferson's plantation in Charlottesville, Virginia where more than 600 people were enslaved over the course of Jefferson's life. This field-based inquiry in rhetoric yielded several key themes, many of which demonstrate a concerted effort to challenge dominant, white-centric narratives and to provide proper recognition and acknowledgement of enslaved persons' contributions and struggles at Monticello.
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