Shrank stories about individuals who led slavery volts, educated fellow free people, and participated in abolitionist on harpers welcome to the Virginia Museum of history and culture in richmond, virginia welcome to our latest special exhibition which is titled determined, the 400 years struggle for black equality. This exhibition is part of a statewide commemoration of the 400th anniversary of significant events that happened in virginia and fundamentally shaped the course of American History that statewide commemoration is called american evolution 2019 and the determined exhibition is a legacy project of that statewide commemoration. And particular, a determined determined commemorates the 16 19 arrival of the first recorded captive africans in virginia. Then it looks at the instilling 400 years and traces the legacy of the beginning of slavery in virginia through emancipation and segregation, the modern civil rights movement, up till the president they. One of the unifying themes o
Mount vernon for several decades and members of connoisseurs society. This lively group is dedicated to supporting the acquisition, preservation, and conservation of Mount Vernons remarkable collections. It is very encouraging for us to see you all here at this crowded seminar because it indicates an interest in coming closer to the iconic presence of our First American president and his character charisma and abilities. We met wendy wick reaves, our speaker, in the early 1970s and we were impressed then. With her comfort and obvious affection for her specialty, american graphic arts. It is a pleasure to tell you a little bit about her. She is a leading authority in her field and the senior curator of prints and drawings at the Smithsonian Institution National Portrait gallery. She earned her masters degree from the program in early American Culture at the university of delaware. She is a member of the print council of america. In 1974, she started the Graphic Arts Department at the Na
Drawn from life, she explores the lesserknown unless accurate images of washington that circulated in the 18th century. George Washingtons Mount Vernon hosted this 50 minute event. A good afternoon. My name is elizabeth stock known to many people here as betty. Together with my husband stanley scott, i am in enthusiast for George Washington of many varieties, including portraiture. We have collected all of our adult lives as were several members of our families, before us, and they acquired a number of survey drawings, medallions coins, rare books, and metals, as well as documents on the subject of George Washington and his time. We have the active supporters of mount vernon for several decades and members of connoisseurs society. This lively group is dedicated to supporting the acquisition, preservation, and conservation of Mount Vernons remarkable collections. It is very encouraging for us to see you all here at this crowded seminar because it indicates an interest in coming closer t
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