Encyclopedia Virginia @encyclopediaVA
Our mission is to provide a free, reliable, multimedia resource that tells the inclusive story of Virginia. Program of @VAHumanities. encyclopediavirginia.org Charlottesville, Virginia Joined April 2009-
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Reston, Virginia, was among the first post-World War II "new towns" in the United States. New towns were start-from-scratch urban projects that used creative planning to attempt to combine the best of the country and the city. Learn more: loom.ly/c8lLqBU #vahistory
Would you have the courage to do what Barbara Johns did on this day in 1951? How about when you were 16 years old? Her leadership continues to inspire us 73 years later. Learn about this remarkable Virginian loom.ly/n7Xa1ww And visit the @MotonMuseum in Farmville.
Many of the confederate monuments in Virginia are the result of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, who fundraised to erect somewhere between 450 to 700 statues. Learn more about the controversial group here: loom.ly/_ksODlU #IDMS #virginia #confederatemonuments
Thomas Jefferson was born #OTD in 1743. Learn more about this Virginia-born president and his family here: loom.ly/g3j22_k #history #vahistory #virginia #thomasjefferson
Rosenwald schools were constructed to narrow racial schooling gaps at a time when little to no public money was put toward Black education. The Julius Rosenwald High School in Northumberland County was one such school. Learn more: loom.ly/Qzi_mlg #vahistory
On #WorldTheatre Day check out our virtual tour of the Barter Theater in Abingdon. Opening during the Great Depression, the Barter earned its name by allowing patrons to pay the admission price with produce, dairy products, or livestock. #vahistory loom.ly/JdiZduI
What does this map have to do with the renaming of UVA's library? Find out here: loom.ly/Hdu-INU Credit: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives #uva #history #eugenics
This #dentistsday, celebrate James C.A. Smith, a free Black dentist in Richmond who helped Henry Box Brown escape slavery in 1849. Smith helped mail Brown in a small wooden box from Richmond to Philadelphia. Entry: loom.ly/NiCgZ6s #history #virginiahistory #blackhistory
Why is Alderman Library at UVA being renamed? Find out here: loom.ly/Hdu-INU Credit: UVA Special Collections #UVA #vahistory #eugenics
In honor of the 2024 Black History Month we are highlighting Black history in art. Do you know who is depicted in this folk-art painting? Find out here: loom.ly/MCKr7ds #BlackHistoryMonth #Virginia #history #Firsts #WomensHistory #BlackWomeninPolitics
In honor of the 2024 Black History Month theme, “African Americans and the Arts,” we are highlighting Black history in art on our homepage. Attendees of D.C.’s 2020 Juneteenth celebration colored in this poster. Learn more: loom.ly/xbSOu7o #BlackHistoryMonth
Apply to join our team as an assistant editor! Primary responsibilities will include identifying, transcribing, and publishing primary documents; assisting with our editorial workflow; and project promotion and outreach. loom.ly/gXSBo6c
"When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions." --Carter G. Woodson, the Father of Black History Learn more here: loom.ly/uQ5RWrA #blackhistory #history #history lessons
Carter G. Woodson, the "Father of Black History," created the forerunner to Black History Month. Learn more here: loom.ly/uQ5RWrA #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory #historylessons
This photograph by Marley Nichelle shows a family by a Charlottesville mural. The artwork is meant to show the resilience of Charlottesville’s Black community. Learn more here: loom.ly/4pdbnig #BlackHistoryMonth #Virginia #history #Charlottesville #BlackArt
Happy #ValentinesDay from Encyclopedia Virginia! The American Press Association made this very cute collage to celebrate the engagement of President Woodrow Wilson and Edith Bolling Galt in 1915. Learn more: loom.ly/QhVvuKw Source: @librarycongress #virginiahistory
This 1993 painting by Maizelle Brown, a Norfolk-based artist who has dedicated her career to chronicling her community, depicts a night at the Attucks Theatre, sometimes called the “Apollo of the South.” loom.ly/5d5Yd00 #BlackHistoryMonth
Arthur Ashe was an athlete and activist known for his on-court grace and low-key demeanor. He died #OnThisDay in 1993. Watch him play and view a post-match interview recorded in 1965: loom.ly/fYH1MPc #sportshistory #BlackHistory #VirginiaHistory
The 15th Amendment, ratified #OTD in 1870, granted the right to vote to African American men across the country. But Black men had already voted legally in VA. Learn more about the 15th amendment in VA in this entry: loom.ly/TXaIb08 #BlackHistoryMonth
On this day in 1801, John Marshall received U.S. Senate confirmation to be chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. Take a virtual tour of the house in Richmond where Marshall lived with his family. loom.ly/T51wfBA
John Edwin Mason @johnedwinmason
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Jennifer McClellan @JennMcClellanVA
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Wesley Hedgepeth @wehedge
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UVA @UVA
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NEH @NEHgov
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Virginia Humanities @VAHumanities
4K Followers 280 Following We are Virginia’s state humanities council. We aim to connect people and ideas, inspire cultural engagement, and deepen mutual understanding.
Annie Evans🧵+🩵�.. @MapM8ker
3K Followers 3K Following Director of Education & Outreach, “New American History,” UofR, History/Geography/Civics Educator, VA Geographic Alliance Co-Coordinator, #sschat Co-Moderator
@jalaneschmidt.bsky.s.. @Jalane_Schmidt
6K Followers 1K Following Race & religion prof @UVA, director @MemProjectUVA|scholar-activist|#blerd|#BlackLivesMatter|#ResistFascism🏴🚩|left YIMBY🏘️🏢|Mom|🇨🇺#Cuba|🌈she/ella/y'all
Samantha Willis @WordsByWillis
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Virginia Museum of Hi.. @VirginiaMuseum
20K Followers 17K Following Connecting people to America's past and inspiring future generations w/ 9 million+ artifacts & 16k+ years of Virginia history. 428 N Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Terrell F @jtf326
2K Followers 5K Following Christian | Husband | Father | Educator | Lancer4Life | Ram4Life | Supporting instruction |
Madison's Montpelier @JMMontpelier
8K Followers 2K Following Home of America's 4th President, James Madison. A memorial to the Madisons & the Enslaved Community and a center for constitutional education.
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Virginia Council for .. @vasocialstudies
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Monticello @TJMonticello
31K Followers 1K Following Thomas Jefferson's estate in Charlottesville, Virginia. Join us on the mountaintop and meet the people of Monticello.
ChristinaProenzaColes @ProenzaColes
15K Followers 3K Following Author of AMERICAN FOUNDERS: How People of African Descent Established Freedom in the New World. I study, research, teach, & tweet American history.
Samantha Futrell @sam_futrell1
692 Followers 1K Following President of @vasocialstudies, social studies educator, Mini Moves for Writers producer. Views are my own.
Sally Hudson @SallyLHudson
13K Followers 2K Following economist // former @uva prof & Virginia state rep 🏛️
Beinecke Library @BeineckeLibrary
58K Followers 48K Following "An inspiration to all who enter" @Yale @Yalelibrary :: visit to engage the past in the present for the future. Home of @WindhamCampbell Prizes
Lisa Isbell @lhisbell
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Rachel Olson @RachelOlso35715
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J Duh Yuh @jwcat757
132 Followers 355 Following Independent journalist. Coding against the machine. Williamsburg, VA. https://t.co/VpBe5rZVKh
Katherine Parker @kparchaeology
147 Followers 265 Following she/her • Historical archaeologist • PhD candidate @UTK_Anth • moonshine, landscapes, memory, and heritage narratives of the historical Southeastern US
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JGCassedy @JGCassedy1
65 Followers 232 Following More of an information receiving station than anything else for a retired Archivist. But sometimes we can’t help ourselves.
Grace Remer @gracielouleo
105 Followers 574 Following wife, mom, perennial collaborator | Interests: culture of motherhood/family, sturdy traditions, how we thrive | Anthropology @urichmond | MURP @Wilder_Planning
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Patricia Rutledge @pattrutledge
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Christopher Foeckler,.. @ChrisFoeckler
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jbessmor @jbessmor
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Auriana Woods @AurianaWoods
31 Followers 164 Following Oral Historian for The Getting Word AfAm Oral History Project @TJMonticello. BA @africanaatbrown, MA @CU_OralHistory. Black preservationist. Public historian.
“andrew” @_funmachine
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Lauren @foo_network
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Gigi Best @GigiBest18
37 Followers 101 Following Author, Poet, Genealogist, African Diaspora Museum and Bookstore Co-owner & Curator who loves history and family research Co-Owner is a retired military veteran
ZacharyDavidSherertz @ZSherertz
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Shockoe Hill African .. @ShockoeHillABG
225 Followers 2K Following Established by the city of Richmond in 1816 - the largest burial ground for enslaved and free people of color in the U.S. - a most endangered historic place.
Lynn Burton @LSB1950
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WVD22 @WVD22
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Analogy Frog @singyoolaritee
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☀️Ultra Sassy Cow.. @sassyandcowgirl
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Studio Appalachia @studioappal
824 Followers 2K Following A poetry, art & music studio in Western VA. @spectralartsva @projectmornstar @darkhorsepoets @northsouthappal @gallery6va @graygalleryva @peodarchive
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History_Pulp @History_Pulp
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Rebecca Pickard @ThePickard
387 Followers 2K Following poet and person of God. // independent researcher of the South River Quaker meeting and Virginia abolitionism.
𝔅𝔬 𝔊𝔞𝔯.. @Bo_Gardiner
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chip_kissinger @chip_kissinger
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Gianluca De Fazio @GianlucaJS
22 Followers 180 Following @JmuJustice Associate Professor. Editor of #LynchingInVirginiaBook @uvapress
Fr. Björn Lundberg @FatherLundberg
4K Followers 5K Following “True, one can fall..but, knowing how to draw profit from everything, love quickly consumes everything that can be displeasing to Jesus.” - St. Thérèse
L. Louise Lucas @SenLouiseLucas
96K Followers 3K Following President Pro tempore, Senate of Virginia | Representing the 18th District | Chairman of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee
Jennifer McClellan @JennMcClellanVA
44K Followers 4K Following Congresswoman in VA04. Wife of @davemillsva. Mom. Attorney. Former State Senator/Delegate. 🔺 Congressional account: @RepMcClellan
Wesley Hedgepeth @wehedge
4K Followers 4K Following Social Studies Educator and Advocate / @NCSSNetwork President / @vasocialstudies BOD / @JMU Alum x 2 / Opinions are mine.
Smithsonian’s NMAAH.. @NMAAHC
234K Followers 969 Following Journey through the lens of the African American experience. #APeoplesJourney, #ANationsStory Legal: https://t.co/3sIRJi7PRE • @NMAAHCdirector
Dr. Joanne Freeman (@.. @jbf1755
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Hasan Kwame Jeffries @ProfJeffries
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Library of Congress @librarycongress
1.2M Followers 12 Following Official account of the world’s largest library. Explore collections & plan a visit. All Library accounts: https://t.co/KMH2LPXfZv
UVA @UVA
107K Followers 1K Following Official account of the University of Virginia, a proudly public institution that serves by putting academic excellence to good use. #GreatandGood #GoHoos
NEH @NEHgov
45K Followers 949 Following A federal agency, National Endowment for the Humanities supports research, preservation, public programs, and education in the humanities. Follow/RT≠endorsement
Virginia Humanities @VAHumanities
4K Followers 280 Following We are Virginia’s state humanities council. We aim to connect people and ideas, inspire cultural engagement, and deepen mutual understanding.
Christy S Coleman @ChristySColeman
10K Followers 1K Following #Museum CEO tackling US history&culture w/scholarship, passion, & a little irreverence. Documentary talking head, movie consults, #screenwriter, & fan girl
Annie Evans🧵+🩵�.. @MapM8ker
3K Followers 3K Following Director of Education & Outreach, “New American History,” UofR, History/Geography/Civics Educator, VA Geographic Alliance Co-Coordinator, #sschat Co-Moderator
@jalaneschmidt.bsky.s.. @Jalane_Schmidt
6K Followers 1K Following Race & religion prof @UVA, director @MemProjectUVA|scholar-activist|#blerd|#BlackLivesMatter|#ResistFascism🏴🚩|left YIMBY🏘️🏢|Mom|🇨🇺#Cuba|🌈she/ella/y'all
Andrew Davenport @AM_Davenport
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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed
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Samantha Willis @WordsByWillis
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Virginia Museum of Hi.. @VirginiaMuseum
20K Followers 17K Following Connecting people to America's past and inspiring future generations w/ 9 million+ artifacts & 16k+ years of Virginia history. 428 N Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Madison's Montpelier @JMMontpelier
8K Followers 2K Following Home of America's 4th President, James Madison. A memorial to the Madisons & the Enslaved Community and a center for constitutional education.
Virginia Council for .. @vasocialstudies
1K Followers 249 Following Social studies resources, opportunities, & updates from Virginia! @NCSSNetwork ⭐️ Annual Conference: https://t.co/9QVXsvaOka
VA Lawyers Weekly @VALW
4K Followers 2K Following Bringing you the latest legal news from across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Revolutionary Narrati.. @RevNarratives
75 Followers 100 Following Sharing #RevolutionaryNarratives for a diverse, expansive, and reflective #Semiquincentennial. Next Virtual Tavern: TBA Catch us at #OAH24 in April!
Revolution250 @REV250BOS
3K Followers 259 Following Celebrating the Sestercentennial (250th anniversary) of events in Massachusetts leading up to American Independence!
Virginia American Rev.. @VARevolution250
291 Followers 158 Following Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Revolutionary War, and US Independence in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Mark Titus Show @MarkTitusShow
25K Followers 72 Following New episodes of the @clubtrillion show out every Tuesday and Friday talking all things Basketball and Beyond. Mark does not run this account
Price Lab for DH @PennPriceLab
1K Followers 418 Following The University of Pennsylvania's center for innovative uses of technology in the study and teaching of history, art, and culture.
Stephen Day @VCUEconE.. @VCUEconEd
650 Followers 764 Following Directs the Center for Economic Education at Virginia Commonwealth University. Helps K-12 students become wise decision-makers in a complex world.
Brandi Mccracken @BRANDIMC2019
15 Followers 37 Following
Reconstruction Era Na.. @ReconstructNPS
7K Followers 118 Following Reconstruction Era National Historical Park preserves and interprets the story of Reconstruction, a transformative era in American history.
AAHA of Fauquier Coun.. @IAahafauquier
47 Followers 33 Following The Afro-American Historical Association of Fauquier County, Virginia
BlackVirginiaNews @BlackVaNews
857 Followers 511 Following The first and only platform to cover all of Black Virginia ⚡️We follow all Virginians. Tips/Releases: [email protected]
@dig_history@mastodon.. @dig_history
4K Followers 2K Following Four women historians, a world of history to unearth. Can you dig it? @aearls @sarahbelle721 @ilurvhistory @egmasarik
United Campus Workers.. @UCWVA
2K Followers 1K Following We're a wall to wall labor union organizing all Virginia public college & university workers! Proud part of @CWADistrict213. No DMs. Email: [email protected]
Molly Hardy @mollyhardy
2K Followers 2K Following Critical Cataloging, Bibliography, Archives, Old News, Book History, Copyright, Early America’s fictions. Gardening for Native Habitat. Opinions mine. She/Her
Prof. Birdwatcher aka.. @Christy_SpaceHW
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Alexandra Sutton Lawr.. @aesutz
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Moving Writers @MovingWriters
2K Followers 410 Following Helping teachers grow students into authentic, confident writers.
Albemarle Charlottesv.. @ACHistSoc
428 Followers 862 Following The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, an independent 501(c)(3) organization, based in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Sean Heuvel, Ph.D. @sheuvel
667 Followers 1K Following Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admission at CNU. Revolutionary War and Civil War historian. William & Mary and Univ. of Richmond alum.
MDC (stares Frederick.. @JMMdescendants
1K Followers 126 Following Elected, official representative of Montpelier’s Descendants Community. Open to ALL Descendants. Equal co-steward of James Madison’s Montpelier. #FreeMontpelier
Chieftess of the East.. @TheChieftess
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Emily Pawley @emilypawley
4K Followers 4K Following Environmental historian and historian of science. @EHAC_EDGI, @EnviroDGI, @Histforfuture, She/her
Jeff Feinstein @APHxTeacher
401 Followers 212 Following Former Educationalist; aspiring Documentalist
Maurie McInnis @Maurie_McInnis
1K Followers 175 Following President-elect @StonyBrookU. Professor of American Studies & Art History. Scholar in cultural history of American art in colonial & antebellum south.
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LCPS Social Science &.. @SSGSlcps
631 Followers 2K Following Official Twitter page for K-12 Social Science & Global Studies in Loudoun County Public Schools #ssgslcps #lcpspbl #globaled #teachsdgs
HenricoHistory @HenricoHistory
483 Followers 266 Following Henrico County Public School's official K-12 Social Studies page. Alissa Straus is the Specialist for K-5 and Taylor Snow is the Specialist for 6-12.
Center for the Libera.. @CLAdirUVa
114 Followers 138 Following Victor Luftig, Co-Director, Center for the Liberal Arts (re-tweets are to indicate points of interest, not nec agreement)
Justin Sarafin @SarafinJustin
79 Followers 71 Following Preservation Virginia's Director of Preservation Initiatives & Engagement
Rishi Jaitly @jaitly
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Christina Vida @christinakvida
172 Followers 452 Following Loves: family, history, the minivan, museums, & dessert. Hates: cooking & shopping. Prefers: research & planning
Alexandra Garrett, Ph.. @AlexiGarrett
3K Followers 3K Following Early American & public history at @saintmichaels. @UVA @StOlaf grad. Let's chat Weyland-Yutani's ethics. #twitterstorian she/her
Sonja Ingram @snjgrm
51 Followers 469 Following
Bob Gibson @bobgibsoncville
1K Followers 2K Following Retired communications director, UVA Cooper Center for Public Service, former Sorensen ED and ex-reporter in Charlottesville, dad of three great daughters
Samantha Reynolds @SamAnnRey
211 Followers 612 Following Dare County Public Schools. instructional Technology Facilitator. Lifelong Learner.
AAHA Fauquier @aahafauquier
62 Followers 24 Following We are an Afro-American Historical Association and Genealogy Resource Center for those researching their own family history or the history of the region.
Andrea Roberts, PhD @FreeBlackTX
8K Followers 9K Following An anti-disciplinary scholar making good trouble in urban planning. Preservation as time travel. TXFC Project/Ctr for Cultural Landscapes @UVaSARC
Samantha Futrell @sam_futrell1
692 Followers 1K Following President of @vasocialstudies, social studies educator, Mini Moves for Writers producer. Views are my own.
Dr. Hilary Green @HilaryGreen77
10K Followers 867 Following Professor, Davidson College Author of Educational Reconstruction: African American Schools in the Urban South (2016) and creator of The Hallowed Ground Project
NPS Climate Change @ClimateNPS
36K Followers 216 Following Discover how climate change is affecting our nation's treasures, what the National Park Service is doing about it, and how you can help.
ClimateHeritage @ClimateHeritage
6K Followers 1K Following Empowering People to Imagine & Realise Climate Resilient Futures Through Arts Culture & Heritage. 🇪🇸En español: @PatrimonioClima 🇫🇷En français: @PClimatique
RG Williams @HistOfTheSouth
85 Followers 442 Following
Glenn Youngkin @GlennYoungkin
224K Followers 371 Following Personal account of a former dishwasher, 🏀 player & businessman. Gov of VA, working to make the Commonwealth the best place to live, work and raise a family.
Rabbit Hole History P.. @HoleHistory
325 Followers 724 Following Award winning and nominated historical documentary films featuring life stories from DC, VA, MD and WV. #historymatters
Boston Review @BostonReview
48K Followers 3K Following A political and literary forum, independent and nonprofit since 1975. NEWSLETTER: https://t.co/izrpaSUmRJ MEMBERSHIP: https://t.co/YTk7H9EpfF
Colita'DrCoco'Fairfax.. @clnfairfax
3K Followers 1K Following Social Justice Black Studies Professor at @norfolkstate #Blackculture #Blackpreservation #Blackhealing #Blackmemory; Pres of https://t.co/TitSgkEddd
Delysia Riddick, M.Ed @Delysia_Edu
237 Followers 823 Following Providing resources and E-learning to families & thinkers of Virginia and beyond • Inclusion, Tourism, Early Ed & Mental Health. #Cybersecurity#OTD in 1862, Confederate General Robert E. Lee launched a series of attacks against the Union Army during the Battle of Fredericksburg in #VA. Learn about the events that occurred during the battle with @VAHumanities’s @encyclopediaVA. encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/freder…
belatedly ... a local boy, Gov. Spotswood.
A sketch of the fearsome pirate Blackbeard, killed on this day in 1718 on the orders of Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant governor of Virginia 🏴☠️ 🔗 loom.ly/ugTp4jA 🔗 loom.ly/YqFqWi0 #onthisday #virginiahistory #Blackbeard #OFMD #OurFlagMeansDeath #TaikaWaititi
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The first in our new series of entries examining the roots of urban renewal policies in Virginia is out today. Learn more about the series: loom.ly/D3xnVF4 and read the first entry: loom.ly/azo16O8
242 years ago #OTD, the Revolutionary War ended with Gen. Cornwallis's surrender. What did that mean to the many & diverse people living in what is now the US? Watch updates to @encyclopediaVA for a glimpse into the bigger story! bit.ly/RevEncyclo #PresAccessFunded
"[William Henry] Harrison defeated retreating British and Native American forces at the Thames River in what is now the province of Ontario. Tecumseh was killed in the battle, ending hopes of an Indian confederacy that could thwart westward expansion. It was a pivotal American…
This week Daniel @AlmanacBehind and I signed contracts to write the first two folklife entries for @encyclopediaVA! They’ll be for the Virginia Folklore Society and Texas Gladden. Super excited about this, hopefully they will be the first of many folklife entries to come!
Join @encyclopediaVA editor Patti Miller and Joanne Hyppolite (of @NMAAHC) on Wed, 9/20 as they discuss the remarkable life of Virginia-born culinary entrepreneur and activist Thomas Downing. Save your spot for this free, virtual event: loom.ly/4YmwO8c
There are lots of reasons why my sons & I love the annual August trip to Charlottesville, most of them to do with family & fun traditions. But it sure doesn't hurt that Cville features so much American history--some of it very obvious & foundational, some of it recent & painful+
@encyclopediaVA has a very good breakdown of Turners revolutionary life/legacy. encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/turner…
Today marks the 60th anniversary of the start of Farmville's Summer of Protests, organized by Rev. L. Francis Griffin. Read more: encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/farmvi… 📷 @encyclopediaVA #Moton1951 #CivilRights
Having access to Encyclopedia Virginia's media files is always an absolute treat
Two half-clothed Confederate prisoners are confronted by a gun-toting Black Union guard in this watercolor by John Jacob Omenhausser. Learn more: loom.ly/b_pOJZw Credit: @UMDLibraries #history #blackhistory
#OnThisDay in 1965, President LBJ signed the Voting Rights Act into law, prohibiting racial discrimination in voting. Many of those in power at the state level opposed federal intervention at the polls—including Mills Godwin, then-governor of Virginia. Via our @encyclopediaVA:
@encyclopediaVA That was back in the days when even dogs smoked! 🚬
#OnThisDay in 1943, tennis player and activist Arthur Ashe was born in #Richmond, VA. Known for his on-court grace and low-key demeanor, he was the first Black man inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Learn more from our @encyclopediaVA: loom.ly/z6zUhTA
Remember to dress appropriately when heading out on your #ArchivesVacay ! Plus fours are still cool, right? Right?!? #ArchivesHashtagParty
Just wanted to see what Virginia song might play in lieu of the national anthem at Harbor Park next if something DID happen and did not expect this nugget knowledge thanks once again to @encyclopediaVA
Heres a excellent video from @encyclopediaVA detailing the life of Thomas/in Hall. "The [Jamestown] court ruled that Hall was 'a man and a woeman' and ordered Hall to wear men's clothing with an apron and female headgear to indicate Halls gender identity" youtu.be/dO1HuT41qqI
4th Baptist. Voted here this morning. Used to be a small marker for Ethel Bailey Furman on the field in front of what was Geo. Mason Middle. I think they've re-incorporated it into the brick wall around the new fields behind Henry Marsh.
Who was the earliest known Black woman architect in Virginia? What Richmond building is being preserved in her honor? Find out here: loom.ly/VTFQwAk Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons #richmond #womanarchitect #Blackhistory
Thank you to historian Janira Teague for her presentation "Beyond Black Radicalism: How America's Great Migration to NYC Shaped Electoral Politics," a @VAHumanities HBCU Scholars Fellow talk placing the Great Migration in global context & examining impact on electoral politics.
My two-year-old’s eyes bug out of his head when I show him this picture 😂🚂👍🏻
This #NationalDriveinMovieDay, check out this photograph by O. Winston Link. Think about all of the things that had to go right to take a picture like this. Learn more at the @ReaLinkMuseum loom.ly/Ez85p7M Credit: © O. Winston Link Museum and Winston Conway Link
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