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Best Seat in the House
On May 31, 2018, the Honorable John Hager delivered a Banner Lecture, “Best Seat in the House.” Since being struck by polio in 1973, John Hager has...
Birthday Songs for George Washington
Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb
On September 22, 2022, historian James Scott discussed his book about the controversial firebombing of Tokyo on March 9, 1945.
Seven minutes past...
Bound to the Fire: How Virginia’s Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine
In grocery store aisles and kitchens across the country, smiling images of “Aunt Jemima” and other historical and fictional black cooks can be found...
Breaking the Silence: League of Wives Panel Discussion
The formation of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia is a national story with strong ties to Virginia...
Brown I and Brown II
Byrd's Line: A Natural History
On March 16, 2012, Stephen C. Ausband delivered a lecture entitled "Byrd's Line: A Natural History."
This lecture was session one of "From the Earth...
Camp Greble: A Union encampment near Norfolk, Virginia
Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington
On May 12 at noon, Cokie Roberts delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington By Cokie Roberts."
Wi...
Captivity and the British Subject in Colonial America
On August 11th, 2022, Catherine Ingrassia held a fascinating discussion of her latest book, “Domestic Captivity and the British Subject, 1660–1750.”
...Care Beyond National and Color Lines: Filipino Nurses in Virginia Across the 20th Century
Carving Out Space in the Military: WAVES
Causes of the Revolution
Céloron Plate
Champion of War, Champion of Peace: The Leadership of George C. Marshall
On November 19 at noon, Gerald M. Pops delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Champion of War, Champion of Peace: The Leadership of George C. Marshall."...
Changing the Commonwealth with Crayons
Chief Judge Roger Gregory on Integration
The Honorable Roger Gregory, Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, discusses the importance of integration.
This recording...
Christmas Cards
Christmas in the Trenches
Churchill’s Legacy: Two Speeches to Save the World
On May 22, 2018, Lord Alan Watson delivered a Banner Lecture about his book, “Churchill’s Legacy: Two Speeches to Save the World.”
Having first...