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Founded in 1981 by Carroll Anderson, Sr. In 1991, the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia was opened to the public at its present location, 03 Clay Street, in the historic Jackson Ward district of Richmond. The Museum seeks to become a permanent repository for visual, oral and written records and artifacts commemorating [...]
As the country commemorates the 150th anniversaries of the Civil War and Emancipation, travelers are looking for opportunities to learn about the conflict that divided our nation. As the former capital of the Confederacy and a center of the nation’s slave trade, Richmond, VA offers a wealth of Civil War and Emancipation experiences that can [...]
The Hippodrome Theater is located in Richmond’s Jackson Ward Historic District, considered the center of African American commerce, arts and entertainment during the early 20th Century. In the 1930′s and 1940′s, the venue attracted big stars like Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson, Ethel Waters, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Moms Mably and James Brown. The historic theater adjoins [...]
Using films, photos, contemporary quotations, and other sources, the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar, on the banks of the James River in Richmond, Virginia, is the nation’s first museum to interpret the Civil War on both the local and national levels through the perspectives Union, Confederate, and African American participants. Exhibits narrate the [...]
On April 23, 1951, 16-year-old Barbara Johns and several fellow students led a strike to protest the conditions at their racially segregated school near Farmville in Prince Edward County. Under the leadership of Rev. L. Francis Griffin, students and parents contacted NAACP attorneys. The lawsuit that followed was brought before the U.S. Supreme Court and [...]
The 2nd Street Festival returns for the 23rd year Oct. 1-2, 2011, to celebrate the rich culture of the historic Jackson Ward neighborhood, considered the the heart and soul of Richmond’s African American community. Following tradition, the festival takes place the first full weekend in October. Over the years it has grown to be one [...]
Colonial Williamsburg consists of 301 acres encompassing 88 original buildings and hundreds of other homes, shops and public buildings. During the 18th century, half of town’s population was black. Today, visitors can immerse themselves in the the lives of these enslaved and free people at many sites, inlcuding: Great Hopes Plantation, which is located on [...]
“Let us put our money out as usury among ourselves and reap the benefit ourselves. Let us have a bank that will take the nickels and turn them into dollars.”–Maggie L. Walker, 1901 Although widely acclaimed as being the first African American woman to found and be president of a bank, Maggie L. Walker was [...]
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