15th Turns 150!
March 30, 2020, is the 150th anniversary of the adoption of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution (ratified Feb. 3, 1870), which …
Category: African American History
The Emancipation Question
With our doors closed to the public, we love hearing from our visitors. This week we have a question about instituting the …
15th Turns 150!
March 30, 2020, is the 150th anniversary of the adoption of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution (ratified Feb. 3, 1870), which …
Seizing – and Speaking Out for – Freedom
By John M. Coski, Historian The Museum’s April “House 200” program, “Seizing Freedom,” offered an immersive tour of the Confederate White …
House 200 | Seizing Freedom
By Dr. Lauranett Lee University of Richmond Every day and in every way, enslaved people sought freedom – often times seizing it as opportunities …
Freedom Fighters at Rest
By Brian Palmer and Erin Hollaway Palmer Welcome guest bloggers, Brian Palmer and Erin Hollaway Palmer. The Palmers moved to Virginia in 2013 from …
Books for Kids about the Civil War Era and Slavery
Compiled by the staff at the American Civil War Museum We know how difficult it can be to talk about issues …
On Monument Avenue | "An Avenue for All People:" How Arthur Ashe Came to Monument Avenue
“Richmond is known as a city of monuments. And the marquee street for monuments is Monument Avenue,” declared Richmond sportswriter Paul …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Black Confederates
By John Coski Historian Myth: Thousands of enslaved and free African American soldiers fought for the Confederacy For several decades, the …
On Monument Avenue | Monuments and the Paradox of Racial Violence in Virginia
On October 11, 1919, the day of the Stonewall Jackson statue unveiling at the corner of Monument Avenue and Boulevard, the Richmond …
October 2017 Document of the Month | Douglass on Lincoln
By John Coski Historian On the 11th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination at Ford’s Theatre, African-American abolitionist Frederick Douglass delivered the …