Un/Bound Free Black Virginians
Advertisement
This powerful exhibition explores the lives of free Black Virginians from the arrival of the first Africans in 1619 through the Civil War.
Their stories reveal a Virginia shaped by courage, skill, family, labor, faith, resistance, and imagination. They built lives, communities, and pathways forward under conditions designed to restrict their freedom.
At the Harrison Museum, Un/Bound becomes part of a larger conversation about Black life in Virginia, Roanoke’s own histories, and the continuing work of cultural memory.
Un/Bound is presented through generous support from: The Virginia Museum of History and Culture's Virginia History Affiliates Program, Woodland Hills Assisted Living, and William H. Fralin Jr.
Join us as we open this important exhibition at Melrose Plaza.
📅 On view July 14 through August 24
Their stories reveal a Virginia shaped by courage, skill, family, labor, faith, resistance, and imagination. They built lives, communities, and pathways forward under conditions designed to restrict their freedom.
At the Harrison Museum, Un/Bound becomes part of a larger conversation about Black life in Virginia, Roanoke’s own histories, and the continuing work of cultural memory.
Un/Bound is presented through generous support from: The Virginia Museum of History and Culture's Virginia History Affiliates Program, Woodland Hills Assisted Living, and William H. Fralin Jr.
Join us as we open this important exhibition at Melrose Plaza.
📅 On view July 14 through August 24
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
2502 Melrose Ave., Roanoke, VA, United States, Virginia 24017
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
