Library Guides: Thomas Jefferson Statue at the University of Missouri: Jefferson and Slavery

Resources from Monticello.org

Monticello.org, the official website of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation and Jefferson's Monticello plantation near Charlottesville, VA, features a variety of essays and resources related to Jefferson's ownership of slaves and his views on slavery.

Books About Jefferson and Slavery

Find books about Thomas Jefferson, his slaves, and his views on slavery in the Library Catalog with the following Library of Congress subject headings:

Reference

Egerton, Douglas R. "Jefferson, Thomas, on African Americans and Slavery." Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619–1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass. Oxford University Press, 2009. Oxford Reference.
Jefferson, Thomas. Farm Book. Manuscript.
"Thomas Jefferson and Slavery." Wikipedia.
Wiencek, Henry. "The Dark Side of Thomas Jefferson A new portrait of the founding father challenges the long-held perception of Thomas Jefferson as a benevolent slaveholder." Smithsonian Magazine, October 2012.