It is often assumed that after Congressional Reconstruction in Virginia ended in 1870, no Black men won election to political office in the state until…
Library of VirginiaFebruary 22, 2023
On 17 April 1868, exactly seven years after a Virginia convention had voted to secede from the United States, another Virginia convention voted to approve…
John DealApril 17, 2019
During the night of 23 April 1829, six African American men made a daring escape from the Norfolk County jail. One of them was William…
Brent TarterMarch 6, 2019
This is the ninth in a series of posts spotlighting recently released email from Governor Tim Kaine’s administration. These posts are not meant to be comprehensive but to…
Roger ChristmanJune 22, 2015
