Confronting Hard History at Montpelier

At James Madison's Montpelier, an exhibit models how to explore American slavery at a historic site through the commitment to accuracy and truth about slavery and engagement with the descendants of the enslaved community. Christian Cotz, Price Thomas and Patrice Preston Grimes explain how that happened and why it is important. This episode originally aired in May 2018. Visit the new resource page for this episode (2026), which includes essential ideas and teaching recommendations from the conversation, updated resources, and a complete transcript.

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Confronting Hard History at Montpelier is an episode from Teaching Hard History: American Slavery by Learning for Justice.

This episode is 01:15:20 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2026.

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