Civil War and Emancipation Day
The 150th Anniversaries
Saturday, April 17, 2010
More than 15 museums and historical sites in partnership with The Future of Richmond’s Past offered a full day of free activities for the public at Civil War & Emancipation Day: the 150th Anniversaries.
Media Coverage:
Museums invite public to learn about Civil War and Emancipation Day
Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 15, 2010
Preview of Civil War sesquicentennial events big draw
Richmond Times-Dispatch, April 18, 2010
Breaking the Chains
Style Weekly, April 28, 2010
Activities Included:
Schedule of Activities
Other Free Attractions
Exhibitors Included:
2nd Rhode Island Infantry, Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, Virginia Union University, Dabbs House Historic Site, Museum of the Confederacy, Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church, Violet Bank, Virginia Commonwealth University Department of History, Virginia Aviation Museum, and Museum on Civil War Medicine, Virginia Historical Society, The College of William & Mary Sharpe Community Scholars, Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project, Valentine Richmond History Center, University of Virginia Department of History of Art and Architecture, James River Squadron, University of Richmond’s Digital Scholarship Lab …….and more!
Participating Institutions:
University of Richmond, Virginia Union University, Virginia Commonwealth University, American Civil War Center, Library of Virginia, Valentine Richmond History Center, The Museum of the Confederacy, Black History Museum and Cultural Center, National Park Service/Richmond National Battlefield Park and Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, Elegba Folklore Society, Slave Trail Commission, Sacred Ground Reclamation Project, Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, Venture Richmond, and the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce
Sponsors:
Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Venture Richmond, Verizon Foundation, Virginia Tourism Corporation, Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau, NXL, Shockoe Company, Old Dominion Electrical Supply, and Odell
Supporters:
Johnson Marketing
