{"id":1714339,"date":"2022-10-28T03:20:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1714339"},"modified":"2022-10-28T03:21:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:21:10","slug":"as-montpelier-goes-woke-will-virginians-rescue-james-madison-from-cancellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-montpelier-goes-woke-will-virginians-rescue-james-madison-from-cancellation\/","title":{"rendered":"As Montpelier Goes Woke, Will Virginians Rescue James Madison From Cancellation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fas-montpelier-goes-woke-will-virginians-rescue-james-madison-from-cancellation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1714339&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Some have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2022\/07\/jefferson-and-madison-homes-seized-by-woke-detractors-of-the-founding-fathers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">been noticing<\/a>\u00a0the shift in focus \u2014 and at times an ideological bias \u2014 that pervades many of our historic sites. Case in point:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/conservatism\/report\/tale-three-presidential-houses-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly?_gl=1*np2xo2*_ga*ODY0Mjk4MjYxLjE2NTkzODIwMzE.*_ga_W14BT6YQ87*MTY2NDMwNzgxMC4yOC4wLjE2NjQzMDc4MTAuNjAuMC4w&#038;_ga=2.60505829.935589326.1664307811-864298261.1659382031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Montpelier, James Madison\u2019s home<\/a>, where politics has overtaken history.<\/p>\n<p>The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the organization that owns Montpelier, has considerable resources, but Montpelier is not using its funds to preserve the legacy of James Madison. Rather, supported by the trust, Montpelier is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailysignal.com\/2022\/09\/09\/what-i-noticed-was-missing-at-james-madisons-montpelier-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">diminishing Madison<\/a>\u2019s legacy\u00a0and seeking to influence how history is taught throughout Virginia and how America itself is recognized on the world stage.<\/p>\n<p>Though the trust owns Montpelier, Madison\u2019s home is operated by the Montpelier Foundation. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.irs.gov\/pub\/epostcard\/cor\/311620682_202006_990_2021052618202989.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mission of the Montpelier Foundation<\/a>\u00a0is to engage \u201cthe public with the enduring legacy of Madison\u2019s most powerful idea: government by the people \u2026 to communicate Madison\u2019s role in creating our modern, democratic government.\u201d Incredibly, there are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montpelier.org\/visit\/galleries-and-exhibits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">no exhibits at Montpelier dedicated to\u00a0<\/a>our nation\u2019s fourth president, the man often called \u201cthe Father of the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Virginia\u2019s Department of Historic Resources gave\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/budget.lis.virginia.gov\/get\/budget\/4186\/HB30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$1,000,000 to the County of Orange<\/a>\u00a0for programming at Montpelier. Montpelier\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montpelier.org\/learn\/montpelier-board-restructure-parity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website states<\/a>\u00a0that the funding was for a memorialization project, which would include a memorial to enslaved people and the development of anti-racist curricula for use in Virginia public schools. No\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/09\/24\/woke-board-proposes-national-slavery-monument-at-james-madisons-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">such memorial<\/a>\u00a0has yet been built.<\/p>\n<p>Montpelier\u2019s memorialization project\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/recruiting.myapps.paychex.com\/appone\/MainInfoReq.asp?R_ID=4878414&#038;B_ID=91&#038;fid=1&#038;Adid=0&#038;ssbgcolor=273A5B&#038;SearchScreenID=17293&#038;CountryID=3&#038;LanguageID=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">now seems to encompass the Arc of the Enslaved Communities<\/a>. According to the\u00a0Washington Examiner\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/equality-not-elitism\/james-madisons-foundation-destroyed-from-within\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quin Hillyer<\/a>, the original objective of that arc was to have the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/equality-not-elitism\/james-madisons-foundation-destroyed-from-within\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cwhole area from Montpelier to Monticello declared a UNESCO World Heritage site,\u201d<\/a> all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/equality-not-elitism\/woke-montpelier-leaders-envision-massive-land-grab-in-virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">850 square acres<\/a>,\u00a0and recognized as home to one of the \u201chighest concentrations of enslaved Americans during the formative years of the United States.\u201d The arc was conceived by the Montpelier Descendants Committee (MDC) and\u00a0funded by the National Trust.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4979481\/unesco-us-leaving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. has a fraught relationship<\/a>\u00a0with UNESCO and is currently not a member. In 1983, the U.S. left UNESCO; President Reagan\u2019s administration <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4980034\/unesco-trump-us-leaving-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stated that UNESCO<\/a> \u201cextraneously politicized virtually every subject it deals with. It has exhibited hostility toward a free society, especially a free market and a free press.\u201d Some contended that UNESCO downgrading Yellowstone National Park because of plans to open a gold mine in the area was an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/politics\/the-big-question-what-is-a-world-heritage-site-and-does-the-accolade-make-a-difference-997955.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">attempt to undermine America\u2019s<\/a> \u201crights to govern itself and to destroy the fabric of US sovereignty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Transforming a Historical Site <\/p>\n<p>The UNESCO designation could also further entrench\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2022\/jun\/8\/the-woke-takeover-of-james-madisons-montpelier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Montpelier\u2019s political shift<\/a>. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) language is scattered throughout the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whc.unesco.org\/en\/guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UNESCO guidelines<\/a>. In granting international assistance, UNESCO prioritizes, \u201cthe inclusive nature of the activity, in particular as concerns gender equality and the involvement of local communities and indigenous peoples.\u201d The MDC claims to represent those whose ancestors were enslaved at Montpelier, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/montpelier-documents.s3.amazonaws.com\/MDC-Candidate-Bios-4.28.22-w-Removed-Candidate.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">majority of them are not actual descendants<\/a>. The UNESCO designation could provide financial incentives to solidify the MDC\u2019s power and encourage DEI programming at Montpelier.<\/p>\n<p>Declaring a portion of Virginia a historic site on the basis of slavery is a complicated and politically fraught objective. It is certainly true that slavery existed in Virginia, and slavery is part of American history. Yet those who seek this designation diminish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montpelier is diminishing James Madison\u2019s legacy and seeking to influence how America is recognized on the world stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1479,"featured_media":1714342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1714339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1714339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1479"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1714339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1714339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1714342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1714339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1714339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1714339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}