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The Twentieth Century: Cities, Cars, and Civil Rights
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The Wild Vine: A Forgotten Grape and the Untold Story of American Wine By Todd Kliman
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Vineyards and wine making have become all-American success stories in recent years, especially in Virginia. In his book, The Wild Vine, author Todd...
The World of Jim Crow
Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
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Thomas Jefferson’s 1774 Summary View of the Rights of British America
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Thurgood Marshall: A Life in American History
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On August 22, 2019, Dr. Spencer Crew delivered the banner lecture, "Thurgood Marshall: A Life in American History."
Thurgood Marshall is best...
Today’s Agents of Change: Recreating an Iconic Women’s Suffrage Photo
Today’s Agents of Change with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture
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In honor of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in the United States granting women the right to vote, the Commonwealth of...
Turning Point: World War II
Victory Gardens
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Virginia and Presidential Politics
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Virginia’s Sweet History – Chocolate-Making in the Commonwealth
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Voting Rights
W. E. B. Du Bois and the NAACP
Washington at the Plow: The Founding Farmer and the Question of Slavery
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On December 9, 2021, historian Bruce A. Ragsdale presented a lecture about his book, Washington at the Plow: The Founding Farmer and the Question of...
What Made George Washington Tick
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George Washington very much wanted to be famous. Yet, he did not wish to be known, and there is a remoteness about him that will perhaps always remain...
Who was Oliver Hill?
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Why We Need to Talk About James Armistead Lafayette
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Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776
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