The Third Reconstruction
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Virginia and the southern states of the Confederacy lost the Civil War with the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House.
Search Results for Jim Crow
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The pandemic of racism in America
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The rage, desperation, and determination which continue to bring tens of thousands of Americans to the streets in protest against racism and injustice hopefully will be just the beginning.
Augusta County Library exhibit highlights African-American soldiers from WWI
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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.
America, you’ve been blacklisted: McCarthyism refashioned for a new age
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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.
Warner slams voter suppression, calls for national voter protection strategy
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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.
Virginia Tech launches research program in honor of Juneteenth
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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.
NASCAR’s Confederate flag controversy: Unfortunately, just getting started
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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?
20 new state historical highway markers will highlight African-American history in Virginia
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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.
Ken Plum: Black Lives Matter
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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…
Northam remarks on Robert E. Lee statue removal
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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.
