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Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865 Traveling Exhibition
All Day
Salem Church Branch
Description
Explore the lives of free Black Virginians from the arrival of the first captive Africans in 1619 to the abolition of slavery in 1865. Through powerful objects and first-person accounts, discover how Virginia’s people of color achieved their freedom and persevered within a legal system that recognized them as free but not equal. Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865 is organized by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.
- Program:
- VA250: The 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution
- Suitable for:
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Adults
Older Adults
- Type:
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Art & Library Exhibits
- Language:
- English