James Madison's Montpelier We The People Fall 2017 WTP_fall 2017_FINAL-rgb | Page 7

FALL 2017
“I feel like I know now the WHOLE story of
Montpelier and ALL the people who lived there.
Such an important story in American history, it
encompasses many of America’s growing pains
past and present. Wow! We’ll be back.”—HELEN J.
Page 6 |  T  op right: Visitors watch the “Legacies of Slavery” film in the north
cellars. Bottom left: Mary Alexander, Paul Jennings descendant and
exhibition advisor, stands next to her brother Hugh Alexander’s panel
in the South Yard.Bottom right: “The Economics of Slavery” examines
the profound impact of slavery on the young nation’s economy.
Page 7 | T  op: “Fate in the Balance” tells the true story of Sara, a young
enslaved woman whose family members were sold off, one by one,
during her lifetime. Bottom left: Philanthropist David Rubenstein,
Montpelier CEO Kat Imhoff, and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney tour
The Mere Distinction of Colour. Bottom right: A visitor peruses “People
or Property?” in the south cellars.
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