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Unveiling of Truth & Reconciliation Coalition: African American Memory & Storyboard Project’
Venue: Downtown Christiansburg, Christiansburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

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Description:
The Christiansburg Institute and the Montgomery Museum of Art & History will unveil three history and educational wayside signs for the "Truth & Reconciliation Coalition: African American Memory & Storyboard Project" on the Town Square quadrant located in front of the post office at 2 East Main Street in downtown Christiansburg, VA.

Beginning in 2018, Christiansburg Institute and the Montgomery Museum of Art & History staff, board members, and local community members began to organize and take action in order to preserve and increase awareness about the county’s deeply rich African American history and culture. The group set out to do this work by determining a set of shared values that would guide the project; truth-telling, honesty, and reconciliation, specifically around challenging and contested histories where generational harm and racial trauma is ongoing and narratives are competing. The desired outcome of this work was to erect three new history and educational storyboards in Downtown Christiansburg in the town-owned quadrant in front of the Post Office.

The Town of Christiansburg granted approval of the project in July 2021 to cultivate this public space with the addition of the storyboards to creatively illustrate African American history in Montgomery County, VA.. The signs are themed ‘Community Life’, ‘Education’, and ‘Slavery in Montgomery County’. The final installation is another vital step in the preservation and promotion of African American history and culture in Montgomery County, Virginia.

A formal orientation with introductions from our event hosts will commence the ceremony at 3:00 PM, followed by a citizen’s address from Dr. N.L. Bishop at 3:35 PM. Jordin Harris, a senior at Christiansburg High School and student intern at Christiansburg Institute, will speak at 3:15 PM. The unveiling of the three storyboards will be at 3:30 PM.

The Mayor of Christiansburg, Michael Barber, will also address the public and share a few words about this historic milestone achievement for all of the Montgomery County community during introductions.

Admission is free and all are welcome.

For more information, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/african-american-storyboard-unveiling-ceremony-tickets-275928017127 or https://www.facebook.com/christiansburginstitute or https://montgomerymuseum.org/truth-reconciliation-coalition-african-american-memory-storyboard-project/.