James Madison's Montpelier We the People Fall 2014 | Page 12

We The People
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building democracy
M
ontpelier’s Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution welcomed 25 young African leaders for a
constitutional studies program as part of its collaboration with the U.S. State Department’s Young
African Leaders Initiative and the Presidential Precinct. Working with Montpelier staff and scholars

The Fellows’ six-week program was organized by the Presidential Precinct, which
provided a forum for comparative constitution-building at world-class sites like
Montpelier, the College of William & Mary, the University of Virginia, Morven,
Ash Lawn-Highland, and Monticello.