What's in a Name: Confederate Street Re-naming in Alexandria, Virginia
/Streets named after Confederate generals and others—overdue for a change.
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Streets named after Confederate generals and others—overdue for a change.
Read MoreA moving ceremony to formally open a moving place.
Read MoreImagining the creativity and scholarship coming out of Carter Woodson’s “home office” on Ninth Street NW in Washington, DC.
Read MoreAs I get vaccinated for COVID-19, I remembered that a Civil War smallpox vaccination campaign had its hiccups.
Read MoreAlexandria Archaeology held a reception and model unveiling on Saturday night.
Read MoreThis wonderful photograph of Harriet Tubman, re-discovered last year, is now conserved and in the public domain!
Read MoreThere's been a lot in the paper lately about Freedom House in Alexandria. Here's some background.
Read MoreAnna Lynch (1925-2017), much loved and respected, honored at the Lyceum on September 23.
Read MoreThe Confederate veteran has stood on Alexandria's main north-south thoroughfare for more than 100 years. What should happen to it now?
Read MoreJulia Wilbur found an eclipse had a "baleful" effect on her mood.
Read MoreHow to choose 8 people to recognize at the base of a monument to honor emancipation and freedom? With difficulty.
Read MoreMore than 200 pieces of an 18th century ship, each triple-wrapped and on its way to Texas A&M for conservation. A good event in Alexandria, the day after the shootings at Simpson Field.
Read MoreHarriet Tubman in her mid-40s--a newly discovered photo that is a real gem!
Read MoreWell before Facebook and Twitter, 19th-century activists still connected and mobilized.
Read MoreNo protest marches in Julia Wilbur's life, but she was there in spirit.
Read MoreWashington, DC, September 24, 2016--opening of African American History Museum and Library of Congress Book Festival. September 24, 1866--visits to Andrew Johnson and a cure for a "secret disease"
Read MoreA ceremony at Arlington Cemetery honored female soldiers of the Civil War--women who hid their identities and fought side-by-side with men.
Read MoreThe Confederate veteran has stood on Alexandria's main north-south thoroughfare for more than 100 years. Once grass grew between the cobblestones at his feet.
Read MoreEarly port-improvers used whatever materials they had available--including pieces of "trash" ships, a recent find a few months ago at 220 South Union Street, future site of the Hotel Indigo.
Read MoreMusic and storytelling were a huge part of the 19th century...
Read MorePaula Tarnapol Whitacre's website with a focus on her forthcoming biography on abolitionist Julia Wilbur.