Expanding Freedom, a Shockoe Institute Exhibit – artoberVA

Expanding Freedom, the Shockoe Institute’s exhibit, immerses you in the history of America’s struggle to expand human freedom. Through seven distinct sections, you will learn about the origins and growth of racial slavery in America. You will reflect on Richmond’s rise as an epicenter in the national trade of enslaved people and how racial slavery touched virtually every aspect of American life before the Civil War. At the conclusion of the exhibit, you will have an opportunity to act on what you’ve learned and consider how to put this history to work to improve our civic life.