Cathy Carter-Hughes

Review of Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Fore...

Sorta interesting place to visit...not at the top ...

Sorta interesting place to visit...not at the top of my list to visit. Admired by the building skills and craftmanship of black slaves...free labor...ashame we have to pay to see it now. There should be a free month sometime during the year, come on. Tour guides are nice people...they have a scripted version of this place. How many slaves were whipped...hung...how many hours were they forced to work, including young girls and boys without food or water...how many died from exhaustion...how many slaves did he have? How long do you think it took to build this getaway for him using men, women, and children 12 or more hours everyday using only your hands and the sweat off your back, no mechanical equipment? Let's share that piece of history with everyone visiting. There are generations of family members of those slaves still in that area. Many were fathered by him. It would be awesome for all people to see the good and bad that took place here and to hear from relatives from ALL of his decendants. Let the truth be told...that's history.