Getting Word is the African American history department at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s plantation home. Founded in 1993, Getting Word records and preserves the family histories of the over 610 people enslaved by Jefferson throughout his lifetime.
News & Events
Artist Talk with Jabari Jefferson on “Who Is Edith Hern Fossett?
Q&A: Karice Luck-Brimmer Joins Getting Word as Genealogical Consultant
Black Family History Symposium 2026
