Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of blog posts regarding Virginia female newspaper editors by our Transforming the Future of Libraries and…
Elena CarioOctober 23, 2023
On 12 July 1898, an Albemarle County grand jury met to hear evidence against an African American man named John Henry James accused of assaulting…
Greg CrawfordJune 6, 2018
Mary Johnston, born 1870 in Buchanan, Virginia, was a prolific author of 23 books, outspoken suffragist, and founding member of the Equal Suffrage League of…
Olin JohnsonJune 28, 2017
Life for African Americans in Virginia following the end of the Civil War can be described as uncertain at best. As the social balance between…
Chris SmithSeptember 16, 2015
