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Our Freedom, Our Land: A Black Family's Story of Slavery, Liberty,&Survival
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Indoor venueFamily-friendlyGeneral PublicBlack/African AmericanWomen-ledCollege StudentsParents/ToddlersFree AdmissionPublic
- When:
- August 20, 2026 · 12:00 PM
- Where:
- Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 428 N Boulevard, Richmond, VA
- Source:
- 6AM City Richmond – Events
Numerous books have been written about John Randolph of Roanoke, his eccentricities, and even his potential madness. But this is not his story. This is the story of the men, women, and children he exploited in life and granted liberty in death. This story begins in slavery and ends in freedom with all the complexities and racial barriers that accompanied Black liberty. This is an American story of a Black family manumitted in 1846 who subsequently worked to forge lives of freedom in a land of sl
Black/African AmericanWomen-ledFamily & KidsAfrican & Diaspora CultureIndoor venueFamily-friendlyGeneral PublicCollege StudentsParents/ToddlersFree AdmissionPublic