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Call and Response
by Greg Willett In a small Catholic church in Pleven, Bulgaria, the congregation sat in silence. The Reverend Almeta Ingram-Miller and her gospel group, The Legendary Ingramettes, were told it …
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Virginia Black Public History Summer Institute
Announcement The Virginia Black Public History Summer Institute (Summer Institute) is an intensive twelve-week experience designed to connect students at Virginia Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with a wide …
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New Short Film Tells the Story of Virginia’s Maggie Lena Walker
Unladylike is a series of twenty-six multimedia films honoring the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. Launched in March during Women’s History Month and continuing through August 26 2020, each ten-minute …
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Preserving African American Historic Places Mini-Conference
Join us at the Alexandria History Museum at the Lyceum for a one-day conference to provide networking opportunities and tools to help build capacity and strengthen organizations preserving African American historic sites …
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Canceled: Separate But Unequal
This event has been canceled. We are looking into options for rescheduling it in the future. Separate But Unequal will feature a live panel discussion and Q&A with the following …
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Richmond’s Civil Rights Past Remembered Through Stories
By Nora Pehrson Virginia Humanities grant recipient and former fellow Laura Browder is working to share the history of Richmond’s civil rights movement with public audiences. Funded in part by …
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Unearthing Buried Stories
Join the Koinonia School of Race & Justice at Richmond Hill for a special Black History Month program focused on the enslaved community at Richmond Hill and African American burial …
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AfroVirginia
This exhibition profiles several leaders behind Virginia’s African American historic preservation movement using photos, audio recordings, and Google Maps. It features the work of Virginia Humanities staff members Miranda Bennett …
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Closed: Paradox of Liberty
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center is closed until March 30, 2020. The Paradox of Liberty: Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello, gives voice to the many enslaved families who built …
