The Shockoe Institute is a national organization headquartered in Richmond, Virginia dedicated to revealing the enduring impact of racial slavery on our shared American experience.
Learn. Reflect. Act.
The Shockoe Institute is unique.
It is not a museum, a think tank, or an arts organization. It is all of these, and more.
Above all, the Shockoe Institute is dedicated to learning, reflection, and action. Please Join us.
On April 9, 2026, the Shockoe Institute’s Expanding Freedom exhibit will premiere at Main Street Station in Richmond, Virginia.
The exhibit traces and reveals the enduring impact of racial slavery on our shared American experience and invites visitors to learn and reflect on this history so they may act in ways that help improve our civic life.
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