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Preview exhibit explores experiences of enslaved people in Virginia

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At Shockoe, we often say, let's "put history to work", meaning that we can use the lessons of history to improve our civic life today. This Memorial Day, let's learn from Powhatan Beaty, whose life shows us that American history is rarely s

Today is International Museum Day, organized by @icomofficiel , and recognizes the role cultural institutions play in preserving, interpreting, and sharing history.

The Shockoe Institute is not a museum alone. It is a think tank, an arts organizatio

Thank you to the @bigdipperexperience hosts and organizers for a powerful gathering and a thoughtful conversation.

It is always great to talk about the Shockoe Institute on stages large and small, and to be in rooms where people are thinking deeply

In her published narrative, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Harriet Jacobs documented motherhood under slavery, showing how family life was shaped by law, surveillance, violence, and the constant threat of separation.

What makes her writing s

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Put history to work. Anywhere. Anytime.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us and the @therichmonder in The Lab and on YouTube last night for a timely and thoughtful conversation on the relationship between economic mobility and civic participation. We are grateful to our incredible program

Richmond’s Mayor @dannyavula recently highlighted the opening of Shockoe Institute's 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙢 in his citywide newsletter as one of the most inspirational moments of the month.

He described Shockoe Institute as:
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