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Category: House 200

House 200 White House of the Confederacy
December 17, 2018

House 200 | A Journey Through Time

This year, 2018, we commemorated the bicentennial of the house most commonly referred to as The White House of the Confederacy.  Our …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
August 21, 2018

House 200 | “dear old Central School”

On October 1, 1872, Richmond’s Central School opened with 11 teachers and approximately 600 students – all of them white in a …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
July 27, 2018

House 200 | Symbols, Past and Present

By John Coski, Museum Historian What did an African-American spy for the Union working in Jefferson Davis’s Confederate executive mansion, a young …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
May 22, 2018

House 200 | The President's Guard

By John Coski, Historian Waite Rawls’ May 12th “House 200” program on President Jefferson Davis’ military aides who occasionally worked at the Confederate …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
May 2, 2018

House 200 | Jefferson Davis' Staff

By Waite Rawls, Foundation President  Like any other Chief Executive and Commander in Chief, Jefferson Davis was surrounded by many people who …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
April 20, 2018

Seizing – and Speaking Out for – Freedom

By John M. Coski, Historian The Museum’s April “House 200” program, “Seizing Freedom,” offered an immersive tour of the Confederate White House …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
April 11, 2018

House 200 | Seizing Freedom

By Dr. Lauranett Lee University of Richmond Every day and in every way, enslaved people sought freedom – often times seizing it as opportunities …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
February 21, 2018

House 200 | The Architecture of 1201 E. Clay St.

  The White House of the Confederacy turns 200 this year, so what better time to take a look back at the design …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
January 17, 2018

House 200 "From the Attic" | Mutual Assurance Records

By John Coski Historian The first photos and detailed descriptions of the building known to history as the White House of the …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
January 10, 2018

House 200 Artifact | Original Owner's Marble Mantel

By Robert Hancock Director of Collections & Senior Curator Classical themed decorations based on Greek and Roman mythology, so adored by the …

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