The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities is committed to uncovering and sharing the complexity and richness of Virginia’s African-American history while creating opportunities for Virginians to explore this richness and complexity for themselves. Our guiding assumption is that African-American history is not separate from the mainstream Virginia story. It is integral and essential to any fruitful understanding of life in the Commonwealth. Our goal is to create and then disseminate the most layered and diverse “portrait” of the Virginia narrative that we can in the hope that this offering adds depth, context, texture and truth to our shared sense of history and living in the Commonwealth.
The database is an online, searchable resource for finding historic sites closely identified with the experience of African Americans in Virginia.
The Network of Museum, History, And Preservation Professionals
The Griot Apprenticeship pairs a Griot (community historian or tradition bearer) with a local apprentice, scholar and student for a 12-month period.
Think Historically, Act Locally seeks to revive an interest in local and state history by establishing connections between educators and Virginia’s African American historic sites.