This domestic servant. As well as the racial hierarchies and the system of slavery. Great and distinct i am leslie green bowman, the president of the Thomas Jefferson foundation and its my distinct pleasure to welcome you this evening as we celebrate the launch of Gayle Jessup White its reclamation, we and the descendants search of their families lasting legacy. Before we get started, i want to welcome a very special guest who is with me tonight. We are greatly honored that the first lady of virginia is here tonight with us. Thank you. [applause] many of you know that gayle had a long and successful journalism career before she turned her sights to monticello. She came to us in 2016. And it is my delight to welcome her tonight as a colleague, but more importantly as an honored speaker. A common refrain in gayles book, and i quote, is giving voice to the ancestors. And she does that of course, by telling their stories. She describes herself as, and i quote, a woman whose voice is used a