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The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 by Rick Atkinson 1 Jun 2013 | 12:58 am
On May 23, 2013, Rick Atkinson delivered the 2013 Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecture entitled "The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945." The Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecture was n...
Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South by Stephanie Deutsch 31 May 2013 | 02:00 am
On May 16, 2013, Stephanie Deutsch delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Booker T. Washington, Julius Rosenwald, and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South." Booker T. Washington, the founder...
The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: Harrison Salisbury by Eugene P. Trani 31 May 2013 | 01:20 am
On March 28, 2013, Eugene P. Trani delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: Harrison Salisbury." During his career at the New York Times, Harrison Salisbury served as the b...
Winslow Homer's Virginia by Elizabeth O'Leary 31 May 2013 | 01:16 am
On April 18, 2013, Elizabeth O'Leary delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Winslow Homer's Virginia." When his paintings were exhibited in 1866, artist Winslow Homer gained critical acclaim for picturi...
Why Washington Burned and How the President Survived: James Madison and the War of 1812 by Jeff Broadwater 19 Feb 2013 | 01:52 am
On March 7, 2013, Jeff Broadwater delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Why Washington Burned and How the President Survived: James Madison and the War of 1812." In his recent biography of the fourth p...
Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves by Henry Wiencek 14 Feb 2013 | 02:06 am
On February 7, 2013, Henry Wiencek delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves." Is there anything new to say about Thomas Jefferson and slavery? The a...
My Father’s Name: A Black Virginia Family after the Civil War by Lawrence Jackson 11 Feb 2013 | 09:56 pm
On January 31, 2013, Lawrence Jackson delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "My Father's Name: A Black Virginia Family after the Civil War." Part history and part detective story, My Father's Name is a ...
Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello by Cynthia A. Kierner 30 Jan 2013 | 01:34 am
On January 17, 2013, Cynthia A. Kierner delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Martha Jefferson Randolph, Daughter of Monticello." As the oldest and favorite daughter of Thomas Jefferson, Martha "Patsy"...
The 1811 Richmond Theater Fire by Meredith Henne Baker 11 Dec 2012 | 09:19 pm
On December 6, 2012, Meredith Henne Baker delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The 1811 Richmond Theater Fire." On the day after Christmas in 1811, the state of Virginia lost its governor and almost o...
Good to Great to Gone: The Circuit City Story by Alan Wurtzel 11 Dec 2012 | 02:33 am
On November 29, 2012, Alan Wurtzel discussed his book "Good to Great to Gone: The 60 Year Rise and Fall of Circuit City." Not many years ago, Circuit City stood out as perhaps the premier name in the ...
