By turns entertaining and tragic, this beautifully crafted history
reveals the origins of a great university in the dilemmas of
Virginia slavery. Thomas Jefferson shares centre stage with his
family and fellow planters, all dependent on the labour of enslaved
black families. With a declining Virginia yielding to commercially
vibrant northern states, in 1819 Jefferson proposed to build a
university to educate and improve the sons of the planter elite. He
hoped they might one day lead a revitalised Virginia free of
slavery-and free of the former slaves. Jefferson's campaign was a
contest for the future of a state and the larger nation. Although
he prevails, Jefferson's vision of reform through education is
hobbled by the actions of genteel students with a defiant sense of
honour derived from owning slaves. It is the women of this
hypermasculine society who redeem the best elements of his legacy.
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