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Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp
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On February 16, 2023, historian Brent Morris gave a lecture examining the lives of the maroons living in the Great Dismal Swamp and their struggles...
Doing Their Bit: The Surprising Role of Virginians in the Great War
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On February 22, 2018, Lynn Rainville delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Doing Their Bit: The Surprising Role of Virginians in the Great War.”
In...
Dolley Madison and the Politics of Gracious Hospitality
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On March 8, 2018, Kat Imhoff delivered at Banner Lecture entitled “Dolley Madison and the Politics of Gracious Hospitality” at the Virginia Museum of...
Edward Coles: Crusade Against Slavery
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Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519-1871
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On March 28, 2012, Jeremy Black delivered a lecture entitled "Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519–1871."
In his...
First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama
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On June 2 at noon, Joshua Kendall delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama."
Ev...
First Family: George Washington's Heirs and the Making of America
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On February 22, 2024, historians Cassandra Good and Carolyn Eastman presented a lecture on the Washington family, celebrity, and the development of...
First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families
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On October 10, Mary Miley Theobald, delivered a banner lecture entitled "First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families."
Conceived...
From Marshall to Moussaoui: Federal Justice in the Eastern District of Virginia
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On February 5, 2015, John O. Peters, author of "From Marshall to Moussaoui: Federal Justice in the Eastern District of Virginia," was interviewed by...
From Reel to Real Indians
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On November 20, 2019, the VMHC presented a screening of the award-winning film Reel Injun (2009, 88 minutes) by Cree-Canadian filmmaker Neil Diamond....
George Washington: The Making of a Leader
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In this lecture, historian David O. Stewart discusses his new book, George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father.
Washington’s...
Gerrymanders: How Redistricting Has Protected Slavery, White Supremacy, and Partisan Minorities in Virginia
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On January 9, 2020, Brent Tarter presented a Banner Lecture about his most recent book, Gerrymanders: How Redistricting Has Protected Slavery, White...
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...
How Imperfect is Our Past? A Conversation with Charles Bryan
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On March 15, 2022, Dr. Charles Bryan and VMHC president and CEO Jamie Bosket had a conversation about some of the topics covered in Dr. Bryan’s latest...
In the True Blue’s Wake: Slavery and Freedom among the Families of Smithfield Plantation
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On July 14th, 2022, historian Daniel Thorp held a lecture about his latest book, In The True Blue’s Wake: Slavery and Freedom among the Families of...
Jamestown, the Truth Revealed (Chauncey Lecture 2017)
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On July 19, 2017, Dr. William M. Kelso delivered the Hazel and Fulton Chauncey Lecture entitled “Jamestown, the Truth Revealed.”
What was life really...
John Marshall Judicial Robe Exhibit Preview
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This recording is of a past program by the John Marshall Center for Constitutional History & Civics, as part of a series featuring constitutional...
John Marshall: The Final Founder
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This recording is of a past program by the John Marshall Center for Constitutional History & Civics, as part of a series featuring constitutional...
John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
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On November 12, 2018, Richard Brookhiser delivered the banner lecture, “John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court.”
In 1801, a genial and...
John Randolph of Roanoke
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