"My Monticello"

Title"My Monticello"
Year for Search2021
AuthorsJohnson, Jocelyn Nicole
Secondary TitleMy Monticello. Fiction
Pagination62-205
Date Published2021
PublisherHenry Holt & Co.
Place PublishedNew York
ISBN Number9781205807151
KeywordsAfrican 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.

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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.