‘My Monticello’ grapples with the past, present and future of American racism

My Monticello, by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

The title novella of Jocelyn Nicole Johnson’s debut is set in the near future in Charlottesville, Va., where descendants of Sally Hemings’ take shelter from a racist mob in Thomas Jefferson’s manor.

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The title novella of Jocelyn Nicole Johnson’s debut is set in the near future in Charlottesville, Va., where descendants of Sally Hemings’ take shelter from a racist mob in Thomas Jefferson’s manor.