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Jim Lehrer hosts By the People: Citizenship in the 21st
Century, a documentary to air on PBS this month, featuring
some of America's most talented and influential leaders
debating the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
The one-hour special will show highlights of the Dialogues
in Democracy project that By the People is undertaking in
partnership with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. A
major focus of the broadcast is the By the People convocation
that took place in Williamsburg, Virginia, from November
8 through 11, with the goal of creating thoughts for a new
“Declaration of Citizenship in the 21st Century.”
The convocation brought together a diverse group of approximately
50 influential Americans, reflecting
diverse perspectives. Among the participants were: Nathan
Baxter, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania;
David Davenport, former president of Pepperdine University;
Lisa Madigan, Illinois Attorney General; Leo Melamed, Chairman
Emeritus, Chicago Mercantile Exchange; Robert Moses, founder
of The Algebra Project; Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist;
and Indianapolis 500 driver Janet Guthrie.
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