Diversity in Defense of the South Exhibition Grand Opening
with special video presentation: America’s Forgotten People of Color
April 7, 2025 thru September 30, 2025
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Memorial Building – Library and Museum
328 N. Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, VA
General Public Monday – Friday 10 AM – 2 PM
Guided Tours by Appointment Only
The ante-bellum Southern United States was noted for its shipping ports, vast farmlands, aristocratic-like social structure, and its highly successful economy. Cotton and tobacco served as the cornerstone of early American trade and currency. Racial and ethnic groups played an important role in the operations of the South and in the later composition of its fighting force to defend against invasion during the War Between the States.
Immerse yourself in the past and explore, through artifacts, exhibits and special events, the diversity in the Southern Armies, Navy and at home as we explore Our History, Our Legacy and proclaim we are Proud to be Southern!
Join us for this thought-provoking exhibit’s look back at the years 1861-1865 and how people – different races, ethnicities and religions, all making the South home, the focus of their livelihood or object of self-interest United in a Common Defense when faced with an invading army.
For press inquiries, please contact the United Daughters of the Confederacy Memorial Building at 804-355-1636.
Julie N. Hardaway
President General (2024-2026)
________________________________________________________________________
Founded on September 10, 1894, and incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia on July 18, 1919, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Inc.® has faithfully labored to fulfill its five objects being Historical, Educational, Benevolent, Memorial and Patriotic in nature. Our membership, women of lineal or collateral blood descendants of men and women serving honorably in Defense of the South, is as diverse in composition as the Confederate States Armies and Navy.