In the final dialogue, the circle of Monticello Community members articulated that we have challenged ourselves to be a model for America and the world, a model of how a group of people linked by heritage and family ties, divided by slavery and its legacy of racism and mistrust, can call upon grace, hope and love to live a new story for tomorrow, a story of βcom-unity.β
Prinny Anderson is a several-great granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson. This engaging story begins in the late 1950s when she was 10 reasoning there must be many African American descendants among her Randolph line, she imagine what it would be if they were invited to a reunion. The story winds through twists and turns to a a reunion. What stands out is the joy in connection.