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Shockoe Institute Unveils Premiere Exhibit “Expanding Freedom”

— Press Release

At Ceremonial Groundbreaking, Shockoe Institute Invites Nation to “Learn, Reflect, and Act”

— Press Release

Musician Leyla McCalla Joins Shockoe Institute as Founding Artistic Director 

— Press Release

City Selects Team Henry Enterprises to Construct Shockoe Institute 

— Press Release

Preview exhibit explores experiences of enslaved people in Virginia

— VPM

New Richmond institute to examine how slavery helped build modern America

— The Washington Post

A look inside the exhibit detailing Richmond's 'overwhelming' role in the domestic slave trade

— WTVR-CBS6