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Join the Humanities Research Center for a guided tour of the Shockoe Institute, led by HRC Community Fellow Gregg Kimball.

Description

In the heart of Richmond, Virginia lies Shockoe, the oldest part of the city. Shockoe was a center of exchange for the people of Tsenacomoco (the Powhatan Confederacy), one of the earliest British trading posts, and an epicenter of the domestic slave trade in America. It is here that the Shockoe Institute has undertaken a transformative project to create an over 12,000-square-foot educational facility at Richmond’s historic Main Street Station.   

The Shockoe Institute’s mission is to reveal the enduring impact of racial slavery on our shared American experience, inspiring both reflection and action.