In one of the cellars is an 11-minute video developed by Mr. Jeffries and others on slaverys lasting legacies. On its website, Montpelier notes, From mass incarceration, to the achievement gap, to housing discrimination, and the vicious cycle of poverty, violence, and lack of opportunity throughout Americas inner cities, the legacies of 200 years of African American bondage are still with us., According to the Montpelier rubric, [f]or institutions that interpret slavery, it is not enough simply to discuss the humanity and contributions of the enslaved. Among those nominated by the MDC was Leslie Alexander, whose research appears in the 1619 Project; former CNN host Soledad OBrien; Maureen Costello, executive director for the Center for Antiracist Education and former teaching tolerance director at the Southern Poverty Law Center; and Hasan Kwame Jeffries, chair of the Teaching Hard History Advisory Board of the Southern Poverty Law Center. They will oversee management of the home of Madison, the fourth president known as the father of the Constitution; his wife, Dolley, and their enslaved workers.
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The model was inspired by centering the fundamental role of the invisible founders, those who contributed to every facet of our nations founding but to whom freedom was denied. 
Chew was Montpeliers executive vice president for seven years. On June 16, 2021, The MDC achieved structural parity with The Montpelier Foundation (TMF), establishing itself as an equal co-steward of the historic site. The controversy started in March because the board voted that they would allow the MDC to continue nominating board members, but not require the foundation to seat them. The board of directors was still willing to listen to the MDC but was unwilling to rubber-stamp their candidates. These are the first critical steps to recovering reputation and financesboth strained nearly to the breaking point, Greg Werkheiser, the Richmond attorney who represented the Descendants Committee during the crisis, said Wednesday.
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