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WRIC.COM: Hidden in Plain Site virtual reality experience reveals Black history in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Imagine that you could transport yourself into an immersive experience and explore Black history in Richmond. Take a virtual tour of the city you know but see it through a new lens. Read more.

VCU: Hidden In Plain Site—An emotional virtual experience explores Richmond’s Black history

The immersive web project, created by a small team with connections to Richmond and VCU, transports viewers back in time to explore stories of the Black experience. Read more.

NBC12 Richmond: ‘Hidden in Plain Site’ offers virtual tour of Richmond’s African American history

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A virtual journey launched Thanksgiving eve to give anyone in the world a deeper understanding of the African American experience in Richmond, dating back to when the first enslaved people were sold in the River City. Read more.

Style Weekly: Site Unseen—Hidden in Plain Site virtually highlights Richmond’s often neglected Black history.

Under the shadow of Interstate 95, surrounded by structures that impede its visibility, is a stretch of grass in Shockoe Bottom that’s been largely ignored for much of its existence. Read more.

Richmond.com: Lohmann—A virtual tour of Richmond's hard-to-see Black history

History is everywhere, of course. You just have to know where to look, though the task is made more difficult when the past has been paved over, left to wither or generally covered up. Read more.

VPN-NPR: Virtual Reality Project Uncovers Richmond's Hidden Black History

To most folks who walk the streets of Richmond, history is plainly visible. But what about the invisible history? What about the stories and lives in our past that have been erased - especially stories of Black history? Read more.

Hidden In Plain Site—Richmond Team Builds A New Black Reality

Technology is the great equalizer. The old guard can’t keep up or control the narrative anymore…Read more.