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"Hidden Figure" of GPS (Commonwealth Classroom)
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In this virtual event on February 19, 2021, VMHC Curator Karen Sherry led audiences in a conversation with Dr. Gladys West. Dr. West, a Dinwiddie...
A Chat with Willie and Woody
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On August 10, 2016, veteran Richmond Times-Dispatch sports columnist Paul Woody, and Hall of Famer Willie Lanier gave a Banner Lecture.
Virginia...
A Nation of Deadbeats: An Uncommon History of America's Financial Disasters
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On November 8, 2012, Scott Reynolds Nelson delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "A Nation of Deadbeats: An Uncommon History of America's Financial...
A Native Son Comes Home: The Life and Legacy of Arthur Ashe
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On July 23 at noon, Eric Hall delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “A Native Son Comes Home: The Life and Legacy of Arthur Ashe.”
Virginia’s own...
A New Era in Building: Black Educational Activism in Goochland County, 1911–1932
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Join historians Brian Daugherity and Alyce Miller for a lecture about Black educational activism in Goochland County in the early twentieth century.
...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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Becoming an Author: Amélie Rives’s Audacious Entrance into Publishing by Jane Censer Turner
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On April 28, 2022, historian Jane Turner Censer presented a lecture about the literary career of Amélie Rives.
By 1890, Amélie Rives was well-known...
Best Seat in the House
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On May 31, 2018, the Honorable John Hager delivered a Banner Lecture, “Best Seat in the House.” Since being struck by polio in 1973, John Hager has...
Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South
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On May 16, 2013, Stephanie Deutsch delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the...
Bound to the Fire: How Virginia’s Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine
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In grocery store aisles and kitchens across the country, smiling images of “Aunt Jemima” and other historical and fictional black cooks can be found...
Breaking the Silence: League of Wives Panel Discussion
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The formation of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia is a national story with strong ties to Virginia...
Champion of War, Champion of Peace: The Leadership of George C. Marshall
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On November 19 at noon, Gerald M. Pops delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Champion of War, Champion of Peace: The Leadership of George C. Marshall."...
Churchill’s Legacy: Two Speeches to Save the World
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On May 22, 2018, Lord Alan Watson delivered a Banner Lecture about his book, “Churchill’s Legacy: Two Speeches to Save the World.”
Having first...
Confessions of a Southern Church
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On April 27, 2023, writer Christopher Graham delivered a lecture about his book, Faith, Race, and the Lost Cause: Confessions of a Southern Church.
W...
Cosmic Constitutional Theory: Why Americans Are Losing Their Inalienable Rights to Self-Governance
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On September 6, 2012, J. Harvie Wilkinson III delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Cosmic Constitutional Theory: Why Americans Are Losing Their...