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Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade
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On January 26, 2012, Maurie D. McInnis delivered a lecture entitled "Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade."
In 1853 Eyre Crowe, a young...
Across Time: Robinson House, Its Land and People
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On February 28, 2019, Elizabeth L. O’Leary delivered the Banner Lecture, “Across Time: Robinson House, Its Land and People.”
What is that building...
Activism from Home 101 (Commonwealth Classroom)
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Interested in addressing a problem, making something better, or helping others in your community? Whether you are a veteran activist or a novice eager...
Aftermath
Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II
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In this lecture on May 24, 2022, historian Alex Kershaw spoke about his book, Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World...
Agents of Change
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All Falling Faiths: Reflections on the Promise and Failure of the 1960s
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On March 29, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “All Falling Faiths: Reflections on the Promise and Failure of the...
All In Together
Almost Dead: Slavery and Social Rebirth in the Black Urban Atlantic
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On August 17, 2023, historian Dr. Michael Lawrence Dickinson discussed his book on the Atlantic slave trade and how the thousands of captives who...
American Abortion Rights and Judicial Review
American City, Southern Place: Richmond on the Eve of War
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On March 10, 2011, Gregg Kimball delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "American City, Southern Place: Richmond on the Eve of War."
As a city of the...
American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America by David O. Stewart
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On March 15, 2012, David O. Stewart delivered a lecture entitled “American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America.”
A canny and...
American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race (Christian Lecture 2019)
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On April 17, 2019, Douglas Brinkley delivered the 2019 Stuart G. Christian, Jr. Lecture, "American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race...
American Visions: The United States, 1800–1860
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On November 8, 2023, award-winning author Edward Ayers delivered a lecture about his book, American Visions: The United States, 1800–1860.
The early...
An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia
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An Artist's Story: Civil War Drawings by Edwin Forbes
Apollo to the Moon: A History in Objects
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On July 20, 2023, historian and curator Teasel Muir-Harmony gave a lecture on the Apollo program, told through key objects of the Space Age. Project...
Arthur Ashe Boulevard Dedication Ceremony — Highlights
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On Saturday, June 22, 2019, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture co-hosted the official dedication ceremony of Arthur Ashe Boulevard in...
Artists4ERA
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Audubon's The Birds of America
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