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The Spring of 1864: A Season of Hope in the United States and the Confederacy
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On May 7, Gary W. Gallagher delivered a special evening Banner Lecture entitled "The Spring of 1864: A Season of Hope in the United States and the...
The Story of Virginia: The Arrival of the First Africans
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On February 11, 2021, historian Ric Murphy told the fascinating story of the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619. Based on his book, Arr...
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 Twentieth Century: Cities, Cars, and Civil Rights
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The U.S. Marines at Belleau Wood, June 1918
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On June 14, 2012, Patrick Mooney delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The U.S. Marines at Belleau Wood, June 1918."
In 1917 the German Empire won its...
The Weddells
The Well-Dressed Hobo: The Many Wondrous Adventures of a Man Who Loves Trains
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On September 8 at noon, Rush Loving, Jr., delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Well-Dressed Hobo: The Many Wondrous Adventures of a Man Who Loves...
The World of Jim Crow
Theodore de Bry's Engravings
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
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Thunder and Flames: American Doughboys at War, 1917–1918
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On April 7 at noon, Edward G. Lengel delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Thunder and Flames: American Doughboys at War, 1917–1918."
In November 1917...
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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To Bind Up the Nation’s Wounds: An Overview of the Thirteenth Amendment
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On April 14, 2012, Lauranett Lee, former curator of African American history at the VHS, delivered a lecture entitled "To Bind Up the Nation’s Wounds...
Tom Molineaux
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Toys of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s
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Transportation in Virginia
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Turning Fact into Fiction: Writing Fiction about the Richmond Theater Fire
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On May 11, 2023, Rachel Beanland gave a lecture on the historical research behind her novel about the Richmond Theater Fire, The House is On Fire...