More than 2,000 black children were robbed of an education during Virginia's Massive Resistance campaign against school integration. Ken Woodley wants to give it back. Ken Woodley, author of The Road to Healing, will be speaking at Chop Suey bookstore this afternoon....
“Fresh Paint” Offers Fresh Look At Virginia’s Complicated History
For Richmond, 2018 is a time for us to come together to understand not only the present we live in, but the ways in which the past has influenced us. The Virginia Museum Of History & Culture is doing just that with their most recent installation, Fresh Paint:...
Girl Power in Everlasting Bronze
This is girl power at its finest. The Virginia Capitol Foundation’s latest project is finally underway, as the first four bronze statues for the Virginia Women’s Monument were commissioned this week. Voices from the Garden: The Virginia Women’s Monument will...
Frozen in Time: The Unknown History of Maymont
Rolling hills and a sprawling park lead to the beautiful mansion that sits on a hill. Its detailed architecture and lavish decor are frozen in time as the legacy of the mansion in Maymont has been sealed into its bygone generation, waiting to reveal its ever-present...
VHS explores the power of tobacco in our state in ‘Smoke if You Got ‘Em’ gallery
Among the items in the collection of “The Story of Virginia” exhibit at the Virginia Historical Society, there’s a specific story of the relationship between the history of our state and the power that tobacco had in shaping the development of Virginia. Among the...
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