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James Jones Archive (1870s-1960s)
Juneteenth
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
On November 11, 2014, Karen Abbott delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War."
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Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott
On Tuesday, November 11, at noon, Karen Abbott delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil...
Lincoln’s Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation
On January 23, 2020, Douglas Waller delivered the Banner Lecture, "Lincoln’s Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation." Lincoln’s Spies is a story...
Love and War
Maggie Lena Walker
Mary-Cooke Branch Munford
Mending Walls RVA
Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia
Opiate Addiction in the Civil War's Aftermath
Reclamation: How a Monticello Descendant Uncovered and Restored Her Family’s Heritage
Join Gayle Jessup White, author of Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy, as she...
Religion and Race in the Story of Public Executions in the South
On June 6, 2023, Virginia-born historian Michael Trotti as he shared stories from his research on the movement from public legal executions in the...
Richmond and the American Dream: Revolution and Reality
On February 4 at noon, the Rev. Benjamin P. Campbell delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Richmond and the American Dream: Revolution and Reality.”
T...
Robert E. Lee after the War
Scandal in Virginia
Separate and Unequal: The Breakdown of Segregation in Virginia Schools
Shaving Kits
Sites and Stories: African American History in Virginia
On February 14, 2008, Lauranett Lee spoke about “Sites and Stories: African American History in Virginia.”
Historic highway markers are beloved...
Soul Liberty: The Evolution of Black Religious Politics in Postemancipation
That churches are one of the most important cornerstones of black political organization is a commonplace. In her new history of African American...