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The Story of Virginia: The Arrival of the First Africans
On February 11, 2021, historian Ric Murphy told the fascinating story of the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619. Based on his book, Arr...
The Story of Virginia: The Arrival of the First Africans
In this lecture, historian and author Ric Murphy tells the fascinating story of the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619.
Based on his...
The Strange Genius of Mr. O: The World of the United States’ First Forgotten Celebrity
On July 15, 2021, historian Carolyn Eastman delivered a Banner Lecture examining the career of James Ogilvie, a now-forgotten celebrity of the very...
The Struggle for Equality
The Struggle with Drugs and Thugs in U.S.-Mexican Relations by George W. Grayson
On December 3, 2009, George W. Grayson delivered a lecture titled “The Struggle with Drugs and Thugs in U.S.-Mexican Relations: Mexico: Narco-Violence...
The Twentieth Century: Cities, Cars, and Civil Rights
The U.S. Marines at Belleau Wood, June 1918
On June 14, 2012, Patrick Mooney delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The U.S. Marines at Belleau Wood, June 1918."
In 1917 the German Empire won its...
The Weddells
The Well-Dressed Hobo: The Many Wondrous Adventures of a Man Who Loves Trains
On September 8 at noon, Rush Loving, Jr., delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Well-Dressed Hobo: The Many Wondrous Adventures of a Man Who Loves...
The World of Jim Crow
Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Thomas Jefferson, Revered and Reviled
On December 1, Robert M. S. McDonald delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Thomas Jefferson, Revered and Reviled.”
Of all the founding fathers, Thomas...
Thomas Jefferson’s 1774 Summary View of the Rights of British America
Thomas Jefferson’s Enlightenment—Paris, 1785
On September 11 at noon, James C. Thompson delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Thomas Jefferson’s Enlightenment—Paris, 1785."
In the summer of 1784...
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Thunder and Flames: American Doughboys at War, 1917–1918
On April 7 at noon, Edward G. Lengel delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Thunder and Flames: American Doughboys at War, 1917–1918."
In November 1917...
Thurgood Marshall: A Life in American History
On August 22, 2019, Dr. Spencer Crew delivered the banner lecture, "Thurgood Marshall: A Life in American History."
Thurgood Marshall is best...
Tiny Tomes
To Bind Up the Nation’s Wounds: An Overview of the Thirteenth Amendment
On April 14, 2012, Lauranett Lee, former curator of African American history at the VHS, delivered a lecture entitled "To Bind Up the Nation’s Wounds...
Today’s Agents of Change with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture
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...