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Smithsonian announces joint exhibit with Monticello on Thomas Jefferson’s history with slavery

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is planning an exhibit with Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello to explore the third president’s history with slavery....

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