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Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmond's Historic Cemeteries

On April 8, 2021, Ryan K. Smith presented an exploration of the history and recovery of the burial grounds of Richmond, Virginia, through the lens of...
Horns, Masks, and Women's Dress: How the First Klan Used Costume to Build Domestic Terrorism

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...
“Keep It a Holy Thing”: Lee Chapel’s Greatest Challenge

On August 2, 2018, David Cox delivered a banner lecture, “‘Keep It a Holy Thing’: Lee Chapel’s Greatest Challenge.”
The chapel that Robert E. Lee...
Soul Liberty: The Evolution of Black Religious Politics in Postemancipation

That churches are one of the most important cornerstones of black political organization is a commonplace. In her new history of African American...
The Lincolns, the Booths, and the Spirits: Two Families and the Otherworld in the Civil War

On September 8th, 2022, historian Terry Alford held a fascinating lecture about his newest book, In the Houses of Their Dead: The Lincolns, the Booths...
The Paradox of Robert Edward Lee

On June 1, 2017, at noon, David Cox delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Paradox of Robert Edward Lee."
Robert E. Lee remains as controversial...
War and Pieces: Quilts through America's War Years

On Thursday, August 22, Neva Hart delivered a banner lecture entitled "War and Pieces: Quilts through America's War Years."
For soldiers in the...