HVI: Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality

Step into the Freeman Store Museum’s second floor for a unique opportunity to be inspired, moved and connected to Virginia’s history.

Explore the traveling exhibition "Determined" on loan from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VHMC) from Nov 15 through Dec 21. Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality traces four centuries of Black history in Virginia through stories of extraordinary individuals who struggled for equality and, in the process, profoundly shaped the nature of American society and the meaning of our collective ideals.

Developed by the VMHC and brought to you by Historic Vienna, Inc. this traveling exhibition is based on the original Determined exhibition which was on display in Richmond from June 22, 2019, to March 29, 2020. It was created to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in British North America in 1619 and to honor the enduring impact of Black Americans.

"We are determined to be people."  Martin Luther King, Jr. from the speech, I've Been to the Mountaintop, delivered on April 3, 1968, at Mason Temple, Memphis, Tennessee

*Americana used book sale during the Nov 15 Opening Reception