"My Monticello"
| Title | "My Monticello" |
| Year for Search | 2021 |
| Authors | Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole |
| Secondary Title | My Monticello. Fiction |
| Pagination | 62-205 |
| Date Published | 2021 |
| Publisher | Henry Holt & Co. |
| Place Published | New York |
| ISBN Number | 9781205807151 |
| Keywords | African American author, Female author |
| Annotation | The story is set in a near future Virginia after a disputed election during which many were killed or injured and an unexplained collapse of the power grid. White supremacists take advantage of the situation to burn down the houses and kill black and brown people and generally terrorize the area. A group of mostly African Americans escape to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s estate, including some descended from Jefferson, and work to establish a safe, functioning community. |
| Holding Institutions | Public |
| Author Note | African American female author |
| Full Text | 2021 Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole. “My Monticello.” In her My Monticello. Fiction (New York: Henry Holt & Co., 2021), 62-205. Public The story is set in a near future Virginia after a disputed election during which many were killed or injured and an unexplained collapse of the power grid. White supremacists take advantage of the situation to burn down the houses and kill black and brown people and generally terrorize the area. A group of mostly African Americans escape to Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s estate, including some descended from Jefferson, and work to establish a safe, functioning community. African American female author. |
