FREE interactive program open to community
~ PVN staff report
LURAY — This Thursday evening at Laurel Ridge Community College’s Jenkins Hall, the Shenandoah National Park Service will host a free interactive program about its newest installment in a series of web-based curriculums. “Life at Lewis Mountain: Shenandoah in the Jim Crow Era,” explores how African Americans experienced the park during segregation.
The Lewis Mountain segment was launched on March 7, 2024. These interactive programs are designed for high school students to explore national events and cultural changes through the lens of Shenandoah National Park. All are aligned with Virginia and national standards of learning.
The Lewis Mountain program also touches on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and the struggle for desegregation. One month away, July 2, 2024 will mark the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
This week’s program on “Life at Lewis Mountain: Shenandoah in the Jim Crow Era” will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 6 at Laurel Ridge Community College’s Luray-Page County Center, 200 College Drive.
“Life at Lewis Mountain” is the result of decades of research and collaboration. Audrey Tutt Smith, one of the Lewis Mountain staff in the 1950s has worked closely as an advisor to park staff for over two decades. She has been an instrumental part of Shenandoah’s efforts to provide this story in the park’s exhibits, as well as through this curriculum-based interactive.
The Appalachian Mountain Club donated funds to engage the Federal Research Division of the National Archives to provide additional research.
Learn more at laurelridge.edu/lewis or call 540-999-3500 Ext 3183
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