Free for the Asking: Black Heritage
The Virginia Tourism Corp. has produced its first guide to African American heritage and culture in that state. The 32-page booklet offers a brief history of African Americans in Virginia and describes more than 100 sites and attractions, including churches, cemeteries, museums, monuments and schools. An insert has a calendar of exhibits and other events. (888) 476- 8582, www.virginia.org. (Click on “Publications” and look under “State Brochures” for the publication “The Heritage and Culture of African Americans in Virginia: A Guide to the Sites.”)
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