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Mending Walls RVA
National Reconstruction: Land Redistribution in the South and West after the Civil War
On May 19 at noon, Adam W. Dean delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "National Reconstruction: Land Redistribution in the South and West after the...
Native Southerners: The Indigenous People Who Made and Remade the South
On May 9, 2019, Gregory D. Smithers delivered the Banner Lecture, “Native Southerners: The Indigenous People Who Made and Remade the South.”
Long...
One Nation Under Debt by Robert E. Wright
On September 4, 2008, Robert E. Wright delivered a Banner Lecture on his book, Virginia: Catalyst of Commerce for Four Centuries. The United States...
Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty
On August 24, 2017, Jon Kukla delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Patrick Henry: Champion of Liberty.”
Patrick Henry is remembered today mostly for...
Political Sheet Music
Reconciliation
Reconstruction
Richmond and the American Dream: Revolution and Reality
On February 4 at noon, the Rev. Benjamin P. Campbell delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Richmond and the American Dream: Revolution and Reality.”
T...
Searching for Stonewall Jackson
On January 30, 2020, Ben Cleary delivered the Banner Lecture, "Searching for Stonewall Jackson: A Quest for Legacy in a Divided America."
Thomas...
Six Encounters with Lincoln: A President Confronts Democracy and Its Demons
On February 22, Beverly Louise Brown delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Six Encounters with Lincoln: A President Confronts Democracy and Its Demons...
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...
Speed or Strength?
Stonewall Jackson’s Little Sorrel
On September 14, 2017, Sharon B. Smith delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Stonewall Jackson's Little Sorrel.”
During the Civil War and throughout...
Supreme Injustice: Slavery in the Nation’s Highest Court
On May 9, 2018, Dr. Paul Finkelman and Dr. Edward L. Ayers engaged in a conversation about Dr. Finkelman’s latest book, “Supreme Injustice: Slavery in...
Take Care of the Living: Reconstructing Confederate Veteran Families By Jeffrey McClurken
The Civil War ended in spring 1865, but for Confederate veterans and their families, its consequences persisted far longer as they began to pick up...
The 1811 Richmond Theater Fire
The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon by John Ferling
On May 28, 2009 John Ferling delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “The Ascent of George Washington: The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon.”
...The Battlefront in Virginia
The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777
On October 23, 2019, Rick Atkinson delivered the J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr. Lecture entitled “The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to...