Monticello, Slave Row Gallery I left slave row for last, as it is by nature an issue still being resolved today through the “Black Lives Matter” and similar movements. It was easy to find a quote by Thomas Jefferson about slavery, but the point that he owned and used slavery to advance his life made that almost mute. The quote that I’m offering from him, I think reflects more the contradiction of the time he found himself in, without excusing the way he lived. While the Fredrick Douglass quote reflects the advancement of a people moving out of this