Like Nixon to China: The Exhibition of Slavery in the Valentine Museum and the Museum of the Confederacy

This study analyzes two successful exhibitions on American slavery in the South: In Bondage and Freedom: Antebellum Black Life in Richmond, Virginia, 1790-1860 by the Valentine Museum and Before Freedom Came: African American Life in the Antebellum South by the Museum of the Confederacy. It puts th...

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Main Author:	Naile, Meghan Theresa
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Published:	VCU Scholars Compass 2009
Subjects:	Richmond VA Slavery In Bondage and Freedom Before Freedom Came Valentine Museum Museum of the Confederacy museum exhibitions social history Arts and Humanities History
Online Access:	http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1972 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2971&context=etd

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spelling	ndltd-vcu.edu-oai-scholarscompass.vcu.edu-etd-29712017-03-17T08:32:01Z Like Nixon to China: The Exhibition of Slavery in the Valentine Museum and the Museum of the Confederacy Naile, Meghan Theresa This study analyzes two successful exhibitions on American slavery in the South: In Bondage and Freedom: Antebellum Black Life in Richmond, Virginia, 1790-1860 by the Valentine Museum and Before Freedom Came: African American Life in the Antebellum South by the Museum of the Confederacy. It puts the exhibitions in the context of the social history movement, and explains the difficulties exhibiting a sensitive topic. It examines the creation of the exhibitions, the controversies because of the subject, both real and potential, and the overwhelmingly positive reaction. 2009-12-02T08:00:00Z text application/pdf http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1972 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2971&context=etd © The Author Theses and Dissertations VCU Scholars Compass Richmond VA Slavery In Bondage and Freedom Before Freedom Came Valentine Museum Museum of the Confederacy museum exhibitions social history Arts and Humanities History
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description	This study analyzes two successful exhibitions on American slavery in the South: In Bondage and Freedom: Antebellum Black Life in Richmond, Virginia, 1790-1860 by the Valentine Museum and Before Freedom Came: African American Life in the Antebellum South by the Museum of the Confederacy. It puts the exhibitions in the context of the social history movement, and explains the difficulties exhibiting a sensitive topic. It examines the creation of the exhibitions, the controversies because of the subject, both real and potential, and the overwhelmingly positive reaction.
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title	Like Nixon to China: The Exhibition of Slavery in the Valentine Museum and the Museum of the Confederacy
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Like Nixon to China: The Exhibition of Slavery in the Valentine Museum and the Museum of the Confederacy

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