In the early half of 1960, students from Greensboro, North Carolina led numerous non-violent sit-ins, inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., as part of the Civil Rights Movement. This moment in time is explored in an immersive, 360-degree, virtual reality piece created by junior history major John Oross, as part of a Shenandoah University U.S. history class focusing on the Civil Rights Era. Oross worked with the Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning (SCIL) to craft the piece, and through SCIL, some of the university’s acting students, as well as staff and local community members, including local high school students, acted out the scene, which inspired by real-life events. Learn more about SCIL at Shenandoah at https://www.su.edu/SCIL.
An Atmosphere of Hate
