just watched 74 people speaking at least a dozen different languages become american citizens in a ceremony at monticello, where the speakers were themselves children of immigrants. inspiring stuff and a vivid illustration of what reactionaries want to snuff out
I saw this at the same place with my brother-in-law back in 2015! It's quite moving. Also I learned that Jefferson made a bed exactly his height, meaning it wouldn't work for whoever inherited it from him, the jerk (not the biggest reason but still).
Jefferson was a horrible person in lots of ways. Can you explain why a bed made for somebody 6’3” can’t be used perfectly well by anyone shorter than that? A standard single bed these days is made for 6 ft tall. Lots of shorter people sleep in them, no problem
It was custom made for the alcove in between his study and bedroom, and reportedly he was able to raise the bed into the ceiling and leave the alcove as a passageway.
tl;dr it was custom made for the space
