On Monday, the CEO of The Montpelier Foundation—steward of a presidential home in Central Virginia—fired key staff members who say the terminations were retaliation for criticizing the foundation after it
<p>"The National Trust strongly condemns these actions against highly regarded and nationally recognized professionals, which will impede the effective stewardship of Montpelier and diminish important public programming at this highly significant historic site." </p>
Montpelier—President James Madison’s home in Orange County, Virginia—is embroiled in controversy over what authority it allows descendants of the enslaved people who built and powered his family’s plantation.