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Thank you
We did it! After eight months of hard work, the Virginia Tech student-created exhibit Enacting Freedom: Black Virginians in the Age of Emancipation is open to the public. Check the exhibit out between now and April 2020 at the American Civil War Museum - Appomattox.
We are immensely grateful for your help. Our crowdfunding campaign raised an impressive total of $3,399. The generosity of donors like you allows us not only to fund the construction of the exhibit but also offer free field trips to Virginia schoolchildren. We can't imagine a better way to make sure our research has a wide impact than by sharing it with K-12 groups.
Your support means a lot to the project team, and will also have a positive impact on everyone who visits the exhibit.
A sincere thank you from the entire team of Virginia Tech undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty:
Carolyn Buonforte
Courtney Ebersohl
Jeff Felton
John Legg
Dr. Paul Quigley
Emily Stewart
Dr. Jessica Taylor
Gia Theocharidis
Dr. Caitlin Verboon
Xavier Prevoznik
Liv Wisnewski
$5
One K-12 student
Pay for one student's admission--and allow them to learn fascinating stories of black Virginians in the age of emancipation. It's the kind of experience that could make a big difference in their understanding of the world.
$14
One interpretive label
This level funds production of one interpretive artifact/image label, with professional design and high-quality printing. We want our exhibit to look really good!
$98
Large interpretive wall panel
Production of a large interpretive wall panel on a core topic like black soldiers' experiences during the Civil War. We need professional design and high-quality printing to make these panels pop!
$125
Admission for a whole class
Fund admission for an entire K-12 class, and enrich Virginia schoolchildren's understanding of how African Americans experienced the aftermath of slavery. Help us make sure our exhibit has a big impact.
$322
Entire section of exhibit
Giving at this level would be amazing--funding construction of one whole section of the exhibit, with multiple interpretive panels and artifact/image labels. You'd be responsible for sharing powerful stories about a major theme of African American life like education, the family, or labor.