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Mon. May 20 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Barrier Islands Center, Machipongo, VA The Barrier Islands Center pays tribute to Frances Latimer, an Eastern Shore historian and writer. The reception celebrates her life and last work, Life for Me Ain’t Been No Crystal Stair. On Monday, May 20th, VFH will join with the communities on [...]
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The Remembering Slavery, Resistance, and Freedom Project will be hosting a lecture and discussion on the burial places of enslaved people and their descendants on April 27 at the College of William & Mary.
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Civil rights activist Bob Moses famously helped organize a voter registration drive in Mississippi, but he also believed that math literacy was necessary for full citizenship in society. Tune in to to this week’s episode of With Good Reason for more.
Brendan Wolfe uncovers the history behind a circa 1905 photo of an African American at UVA known only as “Buzzard Pete” for the EV Blog.
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This two-day conference will hold its first session at VFH on April 1, before moving to UVA on April 2. Stéphanie Bérard, organizer of the conference, is involved with VFH through the South Atlantic Humanities Fellowship Program.
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How can we better understand race, ethnicity, and class within America’s modern urban experience? VFH Fellow Sandhya Shukla searches for answers in the New York City community of Harlem.
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Join us Feb. 28th at 4:00 pm for an online social screening and discussion of selections from the PBS documentaries The Abolitionists and Freedom Riders.
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With Good Reason explores a new biography of Mormon leader Brigham Young, and traces the changing political and voting landscape in the South since 1950.
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In February, Hampton University will host a two day NEH Grant Writing Workshop. On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 VFH will make a presentation on VFH’s African American, Grants and Fellowships programs.
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