Take Our Stand:
the African American Military Experience
in the Age of Jim Crow
Produced in partnership with the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia,
Take Our Stand: the African American Military Experience in the Age of Jim Crow is a new exhibit from the American Civil War Center that chronicles the Black military experience from the Spanish-American War to the desegregation of the U.S. military in 1948.
Take Our Stand features rare historic images and documents reproduced from the Center’s
John H.
Motley Collection, an interactive lesson plan for students, and feedback panels where visitors can record their reactions to the exhibit.
Take Our Stand will be on exhibit at Richmond’s Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia through May 29, 2010.
More information about the Black History Museum
Take Our Stand was funded in part by a grant from The Community Foundation
Serving Richmond and Central Virginia with additional support from the National Park Service.
