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On Monument Avenue
November 3, 2017

On Monument Avenue | Throbbing with Memories: Monument Avenue and Civic Life in Early 20th Century Richmond

  Within the last few months, Richmonders have used Monument Avenue as a base, and a target, for protest. The Coalition for …

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On Monument Avenue
October 27, 2017

On Monument Avenue | Monuments and the Paradox of Racial Violence in Virginia

  On October 11, 1919, the day of the Stonewall Jackson statue unveiling at the corner of Monument Avenue and Boulevard, the Richmond …

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On Monument Avenue
October 13, 2017

On Monument Avenue | A Confederate for the World

  This is the last in a series of posts offering brief backstories on the Confederate statues on Monument Avenue.  Why is …

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On Monument Avenue
October 9, 2017

On Monument Avenue | "What mean ye by this monument?"

  In October 1887, thousands of Richmonders gathered at the western edge of the city to lay the cornerstone for a heroic …

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On Monument Avenue
October 6, 2017

On Monument Avenue | "Killed at Chancellorsville"?: And Other Devils in the Details of the Stonewall Jackson Monument

  When Lieutenant General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863, he was not just the Confederacy’s …

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On Monument Avenue
October 2, 2017

On Monument Avenue | The Many Uses of a Stonewall

  This guest post by Dr. Adrian Brettle is the first of two on Stonewall Jackson monuments in Richmond. The second will …

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On Monument Avenue
September 25, 2017

On Monument Avenue | Statue Envy: How Richmond Fulfilled Its Promise to Honor J.E.B. Stuart

  This is the second in a series of posts offering brief backstories on the Confederate statues on Monument Avenue Major General …

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On Monument Avenue
September 21, 2017

On Monument Avenue | Richmond's Confederates Honor Their President

  This is the first in a series of posts offering brief backstories on the Confederate statues on Monument Avenue.  Observers frequently point …

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On Monument Avenue
September 14, 2017

On Monument Avenue | “To Her Loyal Sons Who Fought For The Union”

  Discussions today about Civil War monuments focus on Confederate monuments and emphasize how the losers of the American Civil War sought …

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On Monument Avenue
September 5, 2017

Women and Confederate Culture on Monument Avenue

  Fitzhugh Brundage and Karen L. Cox, both historians of the Lost Cause, have recently noted the United Daughters of the Confederacy’s central place …

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Upcoming Events

Feb 17
Featured Featured February 17 @ 12:00 pm - February 18 @ 5:00 pm

2023 Symposium: The Civil War & Remaking America

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ACWM – Historic Tredegar
Feb 23
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Honoring SGT William Carney: “Boys, the old flag never touched the ground!”

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Feb 25
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Loose Cannons IX

$50 – $75
The Foundry - 500 Tredegar St
Mar 2
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Book Talk with Patrick Brennan

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Mar 11
11:00 am - 5:00 pm

History Explorer Day: From Slavery to Freedom

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American Civil War Museum - Appomattox
Mar 23
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Book Talk with Gene Thorp & Alexander Rossino

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