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Slave homes at Madison's Montpelier estate to be rebuilt after $10m gift

Nov 2nd 2014, 17:06, by Associated Press in Washington

Philanthropist David Rubenstein also pays for refurnishing
Founding Fathers participated in a system that had terrible flaws

Homes of slaves who served President James Madison at his Montpelier estate in Virginia will be rebuilt for the first time over the next five years, along with other refurbishments to the home of one of the nations Founding Fathers, thanks to a $10m gift announced on Saturday.

David Rubenstein, a leading Washington philanthropist and history buff, pledged the $3.5m needed to rebuild the slave quarters next to the mansion in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains. Another $6.5m will be devoted to refurnishing parts of the home where Madison drafted ideas that would become the US constitution and the Bill of Rights.

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Network Front | The Guardian: Slave homes at Madison's Montpelier estate to be rebuilt after $10m gift

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