The story of Virginia cannot be fully understood without knowledge of the African-American experience. We must look into the lives of ordinary men and women, in slavery and freedom. Moreover, we must pay tribute to the special imprint left by people such as Maggie Lena Walker, John Mercer Langston, Booker T. Washington, Anne Spencer, Robert R. Moton, Vernon and Barbara Johns, and others like them. Their personal achievements are a source of inspiration to all Virginians.

Events

• Course: Traditional Music
  02/09 - 03/30 - Charlottesville, VA What is traditional music? What relevance does it have for us today in the 21st...
• Mapping Local Knowledge: Danville, VA 1945 - 1975
  03/01 - 03/13 - South Boston, VA A photo exhibit based on Halifax County native Emma Edmunds' oral history pro...
• Central Library: Brown Baggers Book Group
  03/11 - Charlottesville, VA Book discussion of Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett. Obliged to borrow a book when her c...
• Film Showing at the Taubman Museum of Art
  03/12 - Roanoke, VA The film version of A Lesson Before Dying, directed by Joseph Sargent, won two Emmy awards when...
• Books on the Big Screen
  03/12 - Scottsville, VA Watch the HBO adaptation of A Lesson Before Dying starring Don Cheadle and Cicely Tyson
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