The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that its new exhibition,
Union or Secession: Virginians Decide, is open. The exhibition examines
what Virginians thought as the secession crisis unfolded during the
winter of 1860-1861. 
 
That Virginia would secede from the United States was by no means a
foregone conclusion. Using correspondence, newspapers, and other
archival materials, Union or Secession explores how Virginians coped
with the economic and political uncertainty created by the secession of
states from the Lower South and how and why the Virginia Convention of
1861 shifted from a unionist convention to one favoring secession.
 
Union or Secession: Virginians Decide continues through October 29,
2011. An extensive educational Web site complements the exhibition
(http://www.virginiamemory.com/online_classroom/union_or_secession/).
The ceremonial Ordinance of Secession, penned by William Flegenheimer, a
noted Richmond calligrapher, and signed by delegates in June 1861, will
be on view four times during 2011. Please visit the Library's Web site,
www.lva.virginia.gov, for more information.
 

Barbara C. Batson

Exhibitions Coordinator

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219-8000

804-692-3518

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