Recording Democracy: The Making of We, the People
Eleven students from an independent school in Afghanistan partnered with ten students from Philadelphia’s Constitution High School to explore what "Being We the People" means in their communities. Equipped with digital cameras and camcorders, the students ventured out to capture the sights and sounds of freedom, religious expression, protest, and other civic themes. Together, they then created an exhibition displayed at the National Museum of Afghanistan, and the National Constitution Center.
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“By utilizing the relationships being established with partners overseas, the Center will be able to increase visitors’ value, appreciation for, and understanding of our own Constitution, by exploring in real-time the struggles, conflicts, value choices, and consequences that accompany the transition to constitutional government elsewhere.”
- Larry Kent, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Center’s Board of Trustees
Mission Statement
In drafting the Constitution, the framers looked both at home and abroad to find wisdom; in later generations, the American experience has in turn inspired and informed other countries. So as the story of the Constitution itself has been connected to the stories of freedom around the world, so will the Constitution Center seek connections beyond our shores, for both learning and teaching; in exhibits; in our programming and in leadership and support.