Richmond Roots: Tracing the Sources of the City's African American Architecture Please join A.C.O.R.N. (Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods) for a free slide lecture on Sunday, February 16, at 2 pm at the Black History Museum, 00 East Clay Street, Richmond, VA 23219. Free and enslaved blacks built the vast majority of buildings in Richmond before the Civil War. Yet their contributions over the centuries-- as architects, craftsmen, laborers, and artisans-- remain largely overlooked. A.C.O.R.N.'s "Richmond Roots" project will illuminate this facet of Richmond history while helping to rejuvenate those buildings and neighborhoods that are the storehouses of a rich past. Architectural historian Selden Richardson and Professor Maurice Duke will present a slide lecture, which is free and open to the public. Reservations required as space is limited. Call A.C.O.R.N. at 422.2148. Melinda Parker Skinner Annual Fund Director Library of Virginia Foundation 800 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219-8000 Phone: (804) 692-3591 [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html