Civil War and Emancipation Day 2019
150th Anniversary of Virginia's Public Education
RICHMOND -- The American Civil War Museum will host the annual Civil War and Emancipation Day on Saturday, April 6, 2019. Events at the Museum are from 10am until 4pm and include hands-on-acitivites, performances and living history. This event is a colloboration with several Richmond area non-profits and educational institutions. (see full list below)
The schedule includes:
11 am: Cannon firing demonstration
11:30 am: Storyteller, Jamar Jones (Quill Theater)
Historic Tredegar walking tour (American Civil War Museum)
12 pm: Viriginia Union University choir
12:30 pm: City Dance Theater
1 pm: "Then and Now: Teaching the Civil War Era" panel discussion ( $ tickets required)
Panelists:
Lauranett Lee, Ph.D., University of Richmond
Donovan Livingston, educator and poet
Atif Qarni, Virginia Secretary of Education
Kathryn Shively, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
1:30 pm: Shenandoah Valley Civil War Era Dancers
Brown's Island walking tour with Ranger Mike Gorman
2 pm: Dylan Prichett, storyteller
3 pm: Canon firing demonstration
Food trucks and refreshments for purchase will be available onsite.
Partner groups include:
Alfonso Perez Acosta
American Civil War Museum
City Dance Theatre
Coming to the Table
Encyclopedia Virginia
Friends of East End Cemetery
Library of Virginia
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
The Mariners’ Museum
Quill Theatre
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Richmond Public Library
Richmond Rides
Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project
Shenandoah Valley Civil War Era Dancers
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
UntoldRVA
The Valentine
Virginia Commonwealth University -- Department of History, Virtual Curation Lab
Virginia Museum of History and Culture
Virginia State Capitol
Virginia Union University
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
