Born in the same year on the same plantation, Thomas Jefferson and an enslaved manservant, Jupiter (whose surname may have been Evans), grew up alongside each other, met their respective wives in Williamsburg, and lived out the rest of their days at Monticello. Join us on for a live Q&A with Thomas Jefferson, interpreted by Bill Barker, and Jupiter, interpreted by Colonial Williamsburg’s Jamar Jones. These two veteran interpreters will discuss the relationship between Jefferson and Jupiter in character, and then take a step back to share insight into the challenges that first-person interpreters face when sharing difficult history.
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Earlier Event: January 1
Robert Gross: The Transcendentalists and Their World
Later Event: January 2
Exploring Our World: Religion in the 18th Century, Revisited