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Myths & Misunderstandings
November 7, 2017 John Coski Myths and Misunderstandings

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 …

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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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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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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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Myths & Misunderstandings
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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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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