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Great things are expected from the Virginians
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Hampton Institute and Booker T. Washington
Hampton Roads Murder and Mayhem: The Darker Side of the Tidewater
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On March 14, 2019, Nancy E. Sheppard delivered the Banner Lecture, “Hampton Roads Murder and Mayhem: The Darker Side of the Tidewater.”
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Harold's Boys
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Hidden Treasures: A Short History of the Mary Custis Lee Trunks by Lee Shepard
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On April 22, 2010, Lee Shepard delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Hidden Treasures: A Short History of the Mary Custis Lee Trunks.”
In 2002, two...
Historic Disasters of Richmond
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On January 18 at 5:30 p.m., Walter S. Griggs, Jr. delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Historic Disasters of Richmond.”
Richmond has had its share of...
Horns, Masks, and Women's Dress: How the First Klan Used Costume to Build Domestic Terrorism
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On December 8 at noon, Elaine Frantz Parsons delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Horns, Masks, and Women's Dress: How the First Klan Used Costume to...
House Tour
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How Did Civilians Suffer?
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How Did Enslaved People Support the Confederacy?
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Inside Looking Out
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Inside the Jemima Code: The Joy of African American Cooking
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On April 6, 2018, Toni Tipton-Martin presented a Banner Lecture about her book, “Inside the Jemima Code: The Joy of African American Cooking.”
Women...
Jim Crow to Civil Rights in Virginia
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John Brown's Raid in American Memory
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As a major part of the national acknowledgment of the 150th anniversary of John Brown's raid on the Federal Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, the...
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John Smith's "General History of Virginia"
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In this video, former VMHC Vice President for Collections E. Lee Shepard discusses John Smith's The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England, and...
Keep On Keeping On: The NAACP and the Implementation of Brown v. Board of Education in Virginia
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On September 12, 2019, Brian J. Daugherity delivered the Banner Lecture, “Keep on Keeping On: The NAACP and the Implementation of Brown v. Board of...
Kill Jeff Davis: The Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid on Richmond in 1864
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On March 24 and noon, Bruce M. Venter delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Kill Jeff Davis: The Kilpatrick-Dahlgren Raid on Richmond in 1864."
The...