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Thurgood Marshall: A Life in American History
On August 22, 2019, Dr. Spencer Crew delivered the banner lecture, "Thurgood Marshall: A Life in American History."
Thurgood Marshall is best...
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Tiny Tomes
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Defined as no more than three inches in height or width, miniature books were first produced with convenience in mind...
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Turning Point: World War II
P. B. Young, editor of the Norfolk Journal and Guide, a black newspaper, spoke from the heart when he told white liberals,
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Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865 Traveling Exhibition
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Learn how you can bring the Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865 exhibition to your venue!
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Up from History: The Life of Booker T. Washington By Robert J. Norrell
In his compelling new biography, the first full-length life of Booker T. Washington in a generation, Robert J. Norrell recreates the broad context in...
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Urbanization in Virginia
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Learn about the process of urbanization in Virginia.
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Violins of Hope
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Violins of Hope features a selection of seven violins from a collection of more than sixty that survived the Holocaust...
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Voting Rights
To circumvent the Fifteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guaranteed voting rights to Black men, the 1901–02
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W. E. B. Du Bois and the NAACP
W. E. B. Du Bois was the first black recipient of a Ph.D. from Harvard University. In The Souls of Black Folks, published in
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When the Sun Stood Still: Reflections on the Reverend John Jasper in His Bicentennial Year
On February 23, 2012, Samuel K. Roberts delivered a lecture entitled "When the Sun Stood Still: Reflections on the Reverend John Jasper in His...
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Who was Oliver Hill?
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The VMHC has a group of items that belonged to Oliver W. Hill, Sr., a prominent Richmond civil rights attorney, donated...
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Women in Virginia
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Learn about how women in the early 20th century lived in Virginia.