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America After 1619

407 Augusts’s ago, “twenty or more” enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia.

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Audacious Women

A new one-woman show tells the story of Virginia’s history through the eyes of ten audacious women.

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REPLAY: Riding Jane Crow

The critical role that Black women play in the American railroad’s history.

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When Sunday Comes

Much has been said about the golden age of gospel music in the 1940s and 50s. But what about the gospel music that came later when hip-hop and soul were dominant?

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Presenting: Crosswinds

Hampton Roads is home to the largest coal export operation in the United States.

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New Brownies

Do you remember reading children’s newspapers in your childhood? In the 20s, W.E.B. DuBois started a paper just for “children of the sun.”

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REPLAY: Expanding Our Origin Story

The descendants of enslaved people at Monticello and Montpelier are making an impact in the afterlife of slavery.

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A Confrontation With History

Is it appropriate to study fiction and poetry during times of crisis?

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REPLAY: The Empathy Tours

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Visions of Style

How Black Virginians used the camera to define themselves at the turn of the 20th Century.

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Save the Small Sums

How the racial wealth gap all adds up.

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