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Toxic Dust: The History and Legacy of Virginia’s Kepone Disaster
On October 5, 2017, Gregory Wilson delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Toxic Dust: The History and Legacy of Virginia’s Kepone Disaster.”
In July...
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy (Wilkinson Lecture 2021)
On October 20, 2021, bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick delivered the 2021 J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr. Lecture based on his newest book, Travels with...
Unionists in Virginia: Politics, Secession, and Their Plan to Prevent Civil War
On October 29 at noon, Larry Denton will delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Unionists in Virginia: Politics, Secession, and Their Plan to Prevent...
What Caused the Civil War
This video looks at the question "What Caused the Civil War." The video specifically looks at differences between the North and South and the outbreak...
When Every Second Counted: A Reflection on the Historic and Dramatic Race to Transplant the First Human Heart
Fifty years ago, cutting-edge science intersected with human drama and changed the course of medical history. The Medical College of Virginia in...
Why Did the Civil War Happen?
William Cabell Rives: A Country to Serve
On September 3 at noon, Barclay Rives delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “William Cabell Rives: A Country to Serve.”
Defying the president and...
Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election that Brought on the Civil War
On March 24, 2011, Douglas R. Egerton delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election that...