‘Legacies of Emancipation’ generates discussion on race
Iman Mekonen, Spectrum Editor Author and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates visited Richmond on Friday to speak at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, but his trip also carried a personal significance. Coates recently found out his great-great-great-grandfather was from Petersburg, where he was also enslaved. “It’s of special meaning to be here, in the capital […]
Ta-Nehisi Coates visits Richmond to talk emancipation, race
Iman Mekonen, Spectrum Editor Author Ta-Nehisi Coates, who is best known for his books “Between the World and Me,” “We Were Eight Years in Power” and “The Beautiful Struggle,” visited the Virginia Museum of History and Culture on Friday to participate in a conversation about emancipation, slavery and its effects on African American culture. The […]