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Civil War Museum Exhibit

$3,399
67%
Raised toward our $5,000 Goal
31 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on April 25, at 11:55 PM EDT
Project Owners

Thank you

April 30, 2019

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

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Levels
Choose a giving level

$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.

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