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NPS Awards $4.5 Million to Acquire 200 Acres of Civil War Battlefields in Virginia
The National Park Service has granted $4.5 million in Battlefield Land Acquisition grants to preserve two Civil War battlefields in Virginia. The grants will provide…
Richmond Creating Center on History of Slave Trade at Shockoe Bottom
Richmond, Virginia’s Shockoe Bottom was a center of the slave trade in the United States. Sales of human beings took place there throughout the 19th…
Guardian Reports on Richmond’s Confederate Statue Graveyard and What Will Happen Next
The Guardian recently visited the secret location where Richmond’s dismantled Confederate statues are being stored. Here are substantial segments from its report: Richmond, Virginia, removed…
Marking a Civil War/Reconstruction Era Cemetery in Richmond
Under construction Washington Post article https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/27/richmond-shockoe-african-burying-ground/
Jubal Early Stayed True to History By Opposing Black Troops Being at 1875 Dedication of Stonewall Jackson Statue
The Library of Virginia published a history several years ago about the erection of the statue of Stonewall Jackson that still stands on the grounds…
Confederate Final Resting Place Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond Bars Flying of Confederate Flags
Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond has banned the flying of Confederate flags on its grounds. People travelling through the South are often surprised to see Confederate…
Governor Youngkin’s Advisor on Confederate Monumentation Used to Say They Were Part of Lost Cause Iconography Supportive of Jim Crow
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has drawn controversy for appointing Ann Hunter McLean of Richmond to the Virginia Board of Historic Resources. The board addresses issues…
New Theater and Film Debut at Richmond’s American Civil War Museum
The American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia has become a regular stop for students of the Civil War visiting the former Confederate capital. The…
Memory Wars Podcast Will Examine How the U.S. and Germany Deal With Memory of Slavery and Holocaust
Axios reports that a new five-part podcast launched today that looks at how Germany had to confront its history of human rights abuse and genocide…
Virginia Museum of History & Culture Reopens After Two-Year Closure and Major Expansion
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond has reopened after closing for two years during the pandemic for renovations. Established by the Virginia…
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