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A “True Sons of Freedom” exhibition highlighting the stories of African-Americans from the state who fought overseas will be on display at the Augusta County Library.
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For those old enough to have lived through the McCarthy era, there is a whiff of something in the air that reeks of the heightened paranoia, finger-pointing, fear-mongering, totalitarian tactics that were hallmarks of the 1950s.
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Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) spoke on the Senate floor and warned of a rise in voter suppression tied to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The messenger may have been murdered en route, or slave masters may have suppressed the news to ensure the harvesting of one more crop.
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Confederate flags lined the boulevard running past Talladega Superspeedway. A plane overhead toted a large rebel flag and a message: “Defund NASCAR.”
And this was all before we found out that a noose had been found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace’s garage. Does anybody out there still want to preach the nonsense about how this is all heritage, not hate?
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Twenty newly approved state historical highway markers will address topics of national, state, and regional significance in Virginia’s African American history.
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Black lives matter. Period. No further explanation or expansion of the phrase is needed. Do not try to switch the subject by wanting to suggest that all lives matter. For more than four centuries the lives of black people have been degraded. There have been numerous instances during that time when events would have suggested…
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced today the plans to remove the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee located on Monument Avenue in Richmond.
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AFP Digital Editor Crystal Graham and three guests presented our first Virtual Book Club on Facebook Live discussing “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead.
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The Virginia Museum of History & Culture announced new free online webinars for adults and History Connects programs for students this week.
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