Levine Museum of the New South

An exhibition team at the Levine Museum of the New South will begin a one-year planning process for a new museum exhibit about the children's book "Tobe: A-Six-Year-Old Farmer," a story published in 1939 that was one of the first children's books to feature realistic depictions of everyday African Americans. The planning process will enable a team to develop the concept plan and schematic design of the exhibit, illustrating the stories of the individuals pictured in the book, with a focus on race and social change. The exhibition will represent an innovative approach to storytelling in the gallery, a springboard for community-engaged programming, and an opportunity to offer visitors new ways to understand history and their place within it.