Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain(1995)

A documentary about race, slavery and the new nation

Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain is a documentary series that examines one of American history's most contested questions: the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman at his Monticello plantation. The program explores how this personal connection shaped Jefferson's public legacy and the nation's understanding of its founding ideals. Featuring commentary from prominent historians including Pulitzer Prize winner Gordon Wood and Jefferson biographer Merrill Peterson, the series presents multiple scholarly perspectives on a figure whose contradictions defined early America. Narrated by Edward Herrmann, Sissy Spacek, Danny Glover, and Robert Prosky, Thomas Jefferson: A View from the Mountain balances historical analysis with the human dimensions of this complex story.

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