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George Washington Portrait by Charles Peale Polk
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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...
God’s Acre: Why African American Cemeteries Matter
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On October 8 at noon, Lynn Rainville delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “God’s Acre: Why African American Cemeteries Matter.”
In her book, Hidden...
Hampton Roads Murder and Mayhem: The Darker Side of the Tidewater
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On March 14, 2019, Nancy E. Sheppard delivered the Banner Lecture, “Hampton Roads Murder and Mayhem: The Darker Side of the Tidewater.”
Join two-time...
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...
Inside the Jemima Code: The Joy of African American Cooking
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On April 6, 2018, Toni Tipton-Martin presented a Banner Lecture about her book, “Inside the Jemima Code: The Joy of African American Cooking.”
Women...
Inventing Disaster: The Culture of Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the Johnstown Flood
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On February 13, 2020, Cynthia A. Kierner delivered the Banner Lecture, "Inventing Disaster: The Culture of Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the...
Jefferson, Paine, and Monroe: The American Revolution’s Authentic Revolutionaries
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On June 26, 2018, Dr. John Ferling delivered a Banner Lecture, “Jefferson, Paine, and Monroe: The American Revolution’s Authentic Revolutionaries.” He...
Jefferson’s Desk
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John Brown's Raid in American Memory
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As a major part of the national acknowledgment of the 150th anniversary of John Brown's raid on the Federal Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, the...
John Murray, fourth Earl of Dunmore
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Lincoln’s Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation
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On January 23, 2020, Douglas Waller delivered the Banner Lecture, "Lincoln’s Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation." Lincoln’s Spies is a story...
Mapping Virginia: Pictures of a Moving Place, 1587–1783 by William C. Wooldridge
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On December 5, William C. Wooldridge delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Mapping Virginia: Pictures of a Moving Place, 1587-1783.”
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Mapping Virginia: Pictures of a Moving Place, 1587–1783 by William C. Wooldridge
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On December 5, William C. Wooldridge delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Mapping Virginia: Pictures of a Moving Place, 1587-1783."
Drawing from...
Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington
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Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello by Cynthia Kierner
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On January 17, 2013, Cynthia A. Kierner delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello."
As the oldest and...
Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves
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On February 7, 2013, Henry Wiencek delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves."
Is there anything...
Memory
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
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On November 16, 2011, Tony Horwitz delivered the Alexander W. Weddell Trustees lecture entitled "Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked...
Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia
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