BlogVirginia’s Brush with Eugenics
In 1927, Virginia didn’t just ban interracial marriage — they started a program of forced sterilization drawn straight from the Nazi playbook.
EpisodeReplay: Ten Cents a Dance
During and despite the Great Depression, the entertainment industry produced what some consider the greatest era of popular music. Elliot Majerczyk (Virginia Foundation for the Humanities) looks at the songs …
EpisodeTen Cents a Dance
During and despite the Great Depression, the entertainment industry was working overtime. The roughest years in American history produced what many consider the greatest era of popular music. Elliot Majerczyk …
EpisodeReplay: Widows of the Titanic
“Women and children first!” was the cry aboard the HMS Titanic as it broke apart and sank that cold April night in 1912. Many women boarded lifeboats fully expecting their …
EpisodeWidows of the Titanic
“Women and children first!” was the cry aboard the HMS Titanic as it broke apart and sank that cold April night in 1912. Many women boarded lifeboats fully expecting their …
