By John M. Coski, Historian
The Museum’s April “House 200” program, “Seizing Freedom,” offered an immersive tour of the Confederate White House that considered the motivations and actions of African-Americans who escaped
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April 11, 2018By Dr. Lauranett Lee
University of RichmondEvery day and in every way, enslaved people sought freedom - often times seizing it as opportunities arose. Yet, their flight was neither impulsive nor improbable but
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March 23, 2018In 1966, a group of prominent Richmonders turned thumbs down on a proposed statue by artist Salvador Dali that featured an allegorical depiction of hospital administrator Sally L. Tompkins resting on a 20-foot high
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March 10, 2018Plan to come out for this Thursday's Foundry Series, When Presidents Ignore the Law, with Dr. Jonathan White of Christopher Newport University and
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