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

• Whitfield Lovell: One Man's Treasures
  10/02 - 11/28 - Hampton, VA Whitfield Lovell, a 2007 MacArthur Fellow, is known as a painter and installation artis...
• The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory - A Gallery Walk
  12/02 - Richmond, VA As part of the national acknowledgement of the 150th anniversary of John Brown's raid on ...
• Art & The Big Read: Exploring Race & Mid-20th Century Issues Through Painting & Print
  03/04 - Roanoke, VA Discussion of four mid-to late-20th century paintings from the Taubman Museum of Art's per...
• Bela Fleck - the Africa Project
  03/04 - Roanoke, VA Celebrate African-American culture and the Big Read in Virginia in the Roanoke Valley. Virtuos...
• Travels of a Lyrical Ambassador
  03/05 - Roanoke, VA Celeberate African-American culture and the Big Read in Virginia in the Roanoke Valley. Toni B...
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