Voting Rights and Elections – Page 2

“On Account of Race”: Disenfranchisement of Black Voters in Virginia

The history of African American disenfranchisement and exclusion in Virginia is a lengthy one. This blog post is meant to serve as an introduction and…

Jessi BennettSeptember 9, 2020

Education & Programming

Unfinished Business: Barriers to Voting

Even after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, many people in the United States continued to be denied the right…

Sonya ColemanSeptember 2, 2020

Archives

More Than an Entry in a Register: Local Government Convict Registers

For access purposes, archivists sort local government records held by the Library of Virginia into twenty-three categories, as well as numerous sub-categories encompassing the alphabet…

Callie FreedMay 24, 2018

Archives

Vote For Me! Governor’s Election Records at the Library of Virginia

As everyone should be aware, it’s almost time to vote for a new governor of Virginia. Election Day is next Tuesday, 7 November, but going…

Ginny DunnNovember 2, 2017

Archives

Election Time: Poll Books of the 1867 Election

On 22 October 1867, African American men cast votes for the first time in Virginia; this significant event was recorded in poll books in counties…

Paige NealOctober 23, 2017

Archives

Opportunity Time: The Records of Virginia Governor Linwood Holton

On Monday, 16 October 2017, the City of Roanoke will dedicate Holton Plaza, a new park named in honor of former Virginia Governor A. Linwood Holton (1970-1974). Out…

Roger ChristmanOctober 13, 2017

Archives Digital Projects The Stacks

Electoral College Digital Collection Released

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the release of the Electoral College Digital Collection. The Library has a variety of records scattered across…

Roger ChristmanDecember 15, 2016

Archives

This will really flip your Whig!

We love our letterhead here in the processing sections of the Library of Virginia. One can come across such interesting, varied, and colorful examples while…

Vince BrooksJanuary 16, 2013

Archives

“Woke Up Election Day”: The Virginia Electoral College

On 6 November 2012, Barack Obama and Joe Biden were re-elected President and Vice President of the United States. Or were they? As we all…

Roger ChristmanDecember 12, 2012

Archives

#election1860

On 13 November 1860, J.S. Moore of Indiana wrote a letter to his Virginia relative Doctor Thomas Moore. Much of the letter has to do…

Greg CrawfordNovember 7, 2012

Archives

Don’t Block the Vote

In honor of the upcoming Election Day, today’s post presents a record that illustrates the struggles that some Virginians experienced while attempting to exercise the…

Sarah NerneyNovember 2, 2011