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Gallery A visitor explores a projected, color-lit interactive section of Expanding Freedom focused on the political systems and ideas that shaped the expansion of slavery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/38846056-2874-45c9-b345-9eef9b3e06fa/SIPremiereDay-178.jpg Gallery Visitors view the “1776: Slavery and the American Founding” graphic of Expanding Freedom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/6e8712c1-1c35-4cff-baa1-a9b65dcddf5a/LBP_260313_1204.jpg Gallery Visitors view an immersive installation showing the forced migration of enslaved persons into the Deep South. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/6086bdfc-8d41-45a3-b79b-47421eb5185c/LBP_260408_0684.jpg Gallery A wide view of Expanding Freedom shows floor-based mapping, a train car installation, and immersive interpretive walls. 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offers interactive digital tools and gathering spaces for learning, reflection, and civic dialogue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/1dad58e1-892a-41a8-802c-0b9cca97f062/SIPremiereDay-168.jpg Gallery Visitors deepen their learning journey by exploring resources on the Shockoe Institute's Library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/1780082814659-VG7UHR01M2R2AZLWE5CF/SIPremiereDay-79.jpg Gallery Leyla McCalla, Shockoe Institute Artistic Director, plays her song, Non Fon Bwa, on the Cello at the premiere of Expanding Freedom on April 9, 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/5ffd45d5-d72a-4cfd-a355-a6aacca20c4b/SIPremiereDay-85.jpg Gallery Marland Buckner, Shockoe Institute President and CEO, delivers opening remarks at the premiere of Expanding Freedom on April 9, 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/db4755c8-8ab0-478c-b017-98dbdfe5da59/SIPremiereDay-102.jpg Gallery From left to right: Delegate Rae Cousins, Todd B Waldo, Shockoe Institute COO, Dr. Danny Avula, Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, and Governor Abigail Spanberger listen to Shockoe Institute President & CEO, Marland Buckner, deliver opening remarks on April 9, 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/10c4f829-abae-45d9-afe2-2b6c63590265/SIPremiereDay-113.jpg Gallery Marland Buckner, Shockoe Institute President and CEO, and Todd B Waldo, Shockoe Institute COO, embrace at the premiere of Expanding Freedom on April 9, 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/a703d06e-0384-4c06-9452-e9f6d346e8df/SIPremiereDay-119.jpg Gallery Dr. Danny Avula, Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, delivers remarks at the premiere of Expanding Freedom on April 9, 2026 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/3a04be48-e9e0-43bf-b728-f824be1fc30e/SIPremiereDay-133.jpg Gallery Governor Abigail Spanberger, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, delivers remarks from the stage during the premiere of Expanding Freedom at Shockoe Institute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/cda29994-32f2-4712-8bbf-2970f182832e/SIPremiereDay-163.jpg Gallery Guests and Senator Tim Kaine gather inside Shockoe Institute's Lab during the premiere of Expanding Freedom on April 9, 2026. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/1780083450758-50A7QXAB437Y98ZL51VE/SIPremiereDay-150%2B%25281%2529.jpg Gallery Governor Abigail Spanberger engages with a youth visitor in the Shockoe Institute's Lab during the premiere of Expanding Freedom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/9c4c245e-74f5-460e-9050-e71ffac12ddc/SIPremiereDay-156.jpg Gallery From left to right: Todd B Waldo, Shockoe Institute COO, Governor Abigail Spanberger, Marland Buckner, Shockoe Institute CEO pose near The Lab, a space designed for learning, reflection, and action to improve our civic life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/78d68b11-3deb-4e08-a782-d706e12cea84/SIPremiereDay-169.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/b68897d9-13b9-476c-8b58-22eff54fb3a9/SIPremiereDay-209.jpg Gallery From left to right: Todd B Waldo, Shockoe Institute COO, Fred Hopkins, Baskervill Technical Director, L'Rai Arthur-Mensah, Local Projects Project Director, discuss how they worked together to make Expanding Freedom on the premiere of Expanding Freedom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/8c275c69-bd64-4470-9712-a1388d0067c9/SIPremiereDay-290.jpg Gallery From left to right: Marland Buckner, CEO, Dr. Amy Howard, Dr. Thadd Williamson, and Dr. Julian Hayter speak on stage during the premiere of Expanding Freedom on April 9, 2026. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/bb29eae4-e827-40d4-914b-0c186a6e54a3/SIPremiereDay-269.jpg Gallery Guests attend a community conversation during the premiere of Expanding Freedom on April 9, 2026 at Main Street Station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/f2561c81-eafa-4243-88f6-32764ea7d8ce/SIPremiereDay-258.jpg Gallery From left to right, Megan Morris, Local Projects Content Developer, Dr. Gregg Kimball, Senior Historian in Residence, Amanda White, Local Projects Director of Content and Strategy, and Dr. Megan Shockley, Consulting Historian, engaging in a community conversation during the premiere of Expanding Freedom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6671efdbe1e6de77b605d7b3/e4c38bff-fe87-444d-8df7-d734f94b86d7/LBP_260408_1029.jpg Gallery Exterior daytime view of Shockoe Institute at Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia.