Exhibit & Panel Discussion on African Americans during Reconstruction

Glencoe Mansion, Museum & Gallery will host a panel discussion, “The African-American Experience After Emancipation,” Wednesday, Feb. 5.  as part of the opening of a new exhibit.

Titled “Building a New Life,” the exhibit covers the Reconstruction Era, the pivotal period after the American Civil War. “We’re exploring the time both as a political movement and as a lived experience, with special emphasis on the African-American perspective, especially as it relates to Southwest Virginia.,” says Scott Gardner, Glencoe Museum’s director. The exhibit and discussion are made possible through a grant from The Commonwealth History Fund administered through the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and funded by Dominion Energy.

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