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The Story of Virginia: The Arrival of the First Africans
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In this lecture, historian and author Ric Murphy tells the fascinating story of the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619.
Based on his...
The Struggle for Equality
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The Struggle with Drugs and Thugs in U.S.-Mexican Relations by George W. Grayson
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On December 3, 2009, George W. Grayson delivered a lecture titled “The Struggle with Drugs and Thugs in U.S.-Mexican Relations: Mexico: Narco-Violence...
The Twentieth Century: Cities, Cars, and Civil Rights
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The Weddells
The World of Jim Crow
Thurgood Marshall: A Life in American History
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On August 22, 2019, Dr. Spencer Crew delivered the banner lecture, "Thurgood Marshall: A Life in American History."
Thurgood Marshall is best...
Tiny Tomes
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Today’s Agents of Change: Recreating an Iconic Women’s Suffrage Photo
Today’s Agents of Change with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture
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In honor of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in the United States granting women the right to vote, the Commonwealth of...
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy (Wilkinson Lecture 2021)
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On October 20, 2021, bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick delivered the 2021 J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr. Lecture based on his newest book, Travels with...
Turning Point: World War II
Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865 Traveling Exhibition
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Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson
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On March 7, 2024, biographer Rebecca Boggs Roberts provided an unflinching look at First Lady Edith Bolling Galt Wilson.
While this nation has yet to...
Up from History: The Life of Booker T. Washington By Robert J. Norrell
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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...
Urbanization in Virginia
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Victory Gardens
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Violins of Hope
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Virginia and Women’s Suffrage
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