Myths & Misunderstandings | The Name of the War
Misunderstanding- “Civil War” is not the proper term for the American War of 1861-1865 Even in our contentious times, Americans from opposite …
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On Monument Avenue | "An Avenue for All People:" How Arthur Ashe Came to Monument Avenue
“Richmond is known as a city of monuments. And the marquee street for monuments is Monument Avenue,” declared Richmond sportswriter Paul …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Grant as a slaveholder
Did Ulysses S. Grant own slaves during the Civil War? No, but it will come as a surprise to many people, that …
November 2017 Document of the Month | Scrapbook clippings of Maury Monument
By John Coski Historian Eighty-eight years ago this month, on the 11th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Black Confederates
Myth: Thousands of enslaved and free African American soldiers fought for the Confederacy For several decades, the question of whether or not …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Myths & Misunderstandings | Stonewall Jackson's Sunday School
In 1891 the pastor of Thomas Jonathan Jackson’s Lexington Presbyterian Church, William S. White, declared that the Virginia Military Institute professor had …
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 …