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Article "Richmond's slave history depicted"
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Title
Article "Richmond's slave history depicted"
Description
This article written in 1988 describes a new Valentine Museum Exhibition, titled "In Bondage and Freedom: Antebellum Black Life in Richmond." Judy Lankford, the Director of Development at the Valentine Museum, stated that, "Richmond would not have developed without black labor." This exhibit focuses on the narratives and lives of enslaved Richmonders, with a highlight being a video of Gilbert Hunt, who was known for saving Richmonders in an 1811 theatre fire. There are a variety of items being shown, including paintings, photographs, clothing, tools, newspaper articles, and illustrations that the show the lives of free blacks and slaves in Richmond's past.
Creator
Source
Hoffman, Margot. "Richmond's slave history depicted." The University of Richmond Collegian 74, no. 17, (February 18, 1988): 16. https://collegian.richmond.edu/?a=d&d=COL19880218.2.53&srpos=3&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-
Publisher
The Collegian, University of Richmond
Date
1988-02-18
Format
Language
English
Type
Identifier
Collegian74.17.16-19880218.png
Coverage
Richmond (Va.)
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Citation
Hoffman, Margot, “Article "Richmond's slave history depicted",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed February 7, 2023, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/3438.