After the civil war black virginians and americans embraced new opportunities. On one hand, black lives flourished under the new promises afforded by freedom in American Society. Black people suffer from backlash from the white establishment. At the same time that we see the process, we also see regress in the form of disenfranchisement and legal s segregation in the forms of American Society. We will look at a few stories that exemplify push and pull dynamic. The section starts with reconstruction and key legislative amendments that fundamentally shape the rights of black people in america. The 13th amendment, first in 1865, which finally and definitively ended 246 years of slavery and america. It was ratified in 18 68, which guaranteed Citizenship Rights to former slaves and promised to do process and protection under the law to all americans. Its an amendment regularly cited in legal cases today. And then the 15th amendment, ratified in 1870, which gave black men the right to vote.
Culture enrichments. We are standing in the middle the exhibition title determine, the 400 year struggle for black equality. Explores the period from the end of the civil war which ended slavery in the u. S. This is a period that witnessed both progress and backlash for black americans. After the civil war, as black virginians and americans embraced new opportunities in the form of access to education, new civil rights, political participation, building new communities, starting new businesses and so forth, black lives florist under the new promises afforded by freedom in American Society. It also began to suffer backlash from the white establishment. It is the power of supremacy and control over people of color. At the same time see amazing strides. In the form of distance franchise and legalized segregation. I look at a few stories that exemplify that push and pull dynamic of progress and backlash. The section starts with reconstruction and key legislative amendments. And shapes the
Special exhibition that is titled determine, the 400year struggle for black equality. It is part of the statewide commemoration of the 400th anniversary of significant events that happened in virginia. And fundamentally shaped the course of American History. It is called american evolution 2019. And the determined exhibition is a legacy project of that statewide commemoration. And in particular, determined commemorates the 1619 arrival of the africans in virginia. It looks at the ensuing 400 years and traces the legacy of slavery in virginia through emancipation, segregation, the modern Civil Rights Movement up until the present day. One of the unifying themes is the struggle for equality. It explores various ways in which black virginians have fought for equality and that means freedom from enslavement and oppression. Whether that means fighting for equal justice and equal access for opportunities. It is for the consideration of humanity. The exhibition covers a broad chronological ar
Slavery in the united states, through 1950. This was a period that witnessed both progress and backlash. For black americans. After the civil war black virginians and americans embrace new opportunities with new education, new civil rights, political participation, building new communities, starting new businesses and so forth. On one hand, black lives flourished under the new promises afforded by freedom in American Society. Black people suffered from backlash from the white establishment that wanted to reassert its power and supremacy and control over people of color. At the same time that we see the amazing strides in black process, we also see regress in the form of disenfranchisement legalized segregation in American Society. We will look at a few stories that exemplify push and pull dynamic of progress and backlash. The section starts with reconstruction and key legislative amendments that fundamentally shape the rights of black people in america. The 13th amendment, first in 186
Brothel. Extreme history is a nonprofit that is located here in bozeman. We bring history to the public in fun, engaging and relevant ways. We do historic walking tours throughout the summer. We do a lecture series in the winter and we do workshops and other events around history. We try to get people to engage in history. What better way then in a historic brothel . In the 1980s, there was a real push to uncover more of the social history. In doing that, there is more to history than just wars and generals and all of those things that we have been studying as historians for many years. We started looking at womens history. We started looking at Minority Community history. We really discovered that there is so much more to tell within these narratives that we constructed over the years. That is really how the extreme history project was formed. A colleague of mine started thinking about all of the stories that you were not hearing about the people who founded this town like Marion Rich