Herbs to Lasers, Cholera to AIDS: African American Medicine and Health, 1800-1820
Legacy Museum's Exhibits
Current Exhibit
Revolutionary Witnesses To Justice: The Founding Of A Legacy In Central Virginia
The twentieth century gave voice to the Silent Witnesses who endured an unspeakable yet undeniable past. Their mark on the central Virginia landscape is being recognized in myriad ways through community collaborations. Revolutionary Witnesses to Justice advocated for human and civil rights through their civic engagement. They left a legacy by creating a museum that documents and interprets the history of African Americans in central Virginia. This exhibition highlights the determined efforts of the activists, advocates and allies who created The Legacy Museum.
Past Exhibits
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2000 – 2001
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2003-2004
By God’s Grace: The African American Worship Experience in Central Virginia, 1820-1950
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2001-2002
Struggle, Sacrifice, and Scholarship: Black Education in Central Virginia,1800-1922
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2004-2005
Mindin’ Our Own Business: African American Business Enterprise in Central Virginia, 1820-1970
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2002-2003
Prejudice, Perseverance, and Pride: Black Education in Central Virginia, 1923-1970
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2005-2007
Deep in My Heart: The Rise of Jim Crow in Central Virginia, 1865-1954
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2007-2008
Someday: The Fall of Jim Crow in Central Virginia, 1954-1981
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2010-2012
Celebrating Community! The Legacy Museum’s First Ten Years (A Retrospective)
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2008-2009
For Our Own Good: Civic and Social Group
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2012-2015
Trouble Don’t Las Always: African American Life in Central Virginia During and After the Civil War, 1860-1890
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2009-2010
Much in Demand: 200 Years of Central Virginia African Americans in the Military
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2015-2017
The Rhythms of Yesterday and Today: A History of African American Music in Lynchburg, Virginia and Surrounding Areas
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2017-2019
Visual Voices: A Celebration of African American Artists from Lynchburg and Surrounding Areas
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2019-2024
The Development of An Athlete: Framing Sports Through Race, Gender, Perseverance and Community
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2024-Current
Revolutionary Witness To Justice: The founding of a Legacy in Central Virginia
About The Legacy Museum Logo
Our logo is the sankofa.This Akan symbol means "return and take from the past that which may have been forgotten but which will be of use today and in the future." In Ghana the sankofa is stamped on textiles and carved on staffs and stools of office. It is used much as we are using it: to remind people that there is much in their past of which to be proud and much that is of value in coping with modern-day challenges.