The visitor parking lot at ACWM-Tredegar will be closed Thursday, September 28th and Saturday, September 30th.
Alternative parking options can be found on 2nd St., 5th St. or Brown’s Island Way.
We apologize for the inconvenience, thank you for understanding!

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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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Myths & Misunderstandings
October 12, 2017 Chris Graham Myths and Misunderstandings

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 …

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October 4, 2017 Sean Kane Myths and Misunderstandings

Myths & Misunderstandings | Lee as a slaveholder

Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …

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Myths & Misunderstandings
September 20, 2017 Adrian Brettle Myths and Misunderstandings

Myths & Misunderstandings: The North and Slavery

Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …

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September 12, 2017 Kelly Hancock Myths and Misunderstandings

Myths & Misunderstandings: The Emancipation Proclamation

Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …

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August 15, 2017 Tally Botzer Myths and Misunderstandings

Myths and Misunderstandings: Slavery in the United States

Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …

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August 8, 2017 Chris Graham Myths and Misunderstandings

Myths and Misunderstandings: Slaveholding and the Confederate Soldier

Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …

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July 24, 2017 John Coski Myths and Misunderstandings

Myths & Misunderstandings: What Caused the Civil War

Earlier this summer, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We …

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