Tag: slavery
Landmark Lost: Gloucester’s Rosewell Plantation
GLOUCESTER -- Landmarks aren't always those that evoke warm, happy memories. Sometimes they are the places that hold a complex history of struggle, strife,...
American Founding Father: Who Was Thomas Nelson, Jr.?
YORKTOWN -- Each year on Independence Day, names like John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington come to...
The History of Juneteenth
NATIONWIDE -- Juneteenth is an important holiday that is observed each year with municipalities across the country closing to honor this day. However, there...
Congress Passes Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
NATIONWIDE -- The Senate passed a bill establishing June 19 as a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S.
The Senate...
W&M Theatre presents: “Dance of the Orcas”
WILLIAMSBURG -- One play will showcase a mother’s grief, community support and the concept of letting go, all through the eyes of an orca...
W&M campus structures named for trailblazing alumni
WILLIAMSBURG -- Following a consultative and thorough process established earlier this year, William & Mary’s (W&M) Board of Visitors voted Friday to rename two...
Women’s History Month: Mary Aggie and the ‘Benefit of the Clergy’
Driving down Goosley Road near the Yorktown Battlefield, a historic highway marker pops out from the overgrowth: MARY AGGIE AND THE BENEFIT OF CLERGY.
But,...
Colonial Williamsburg announces Black History Month programs and events
Colonial Williamsburg plans to commemorate Black History Month in February with a range of research, interpretation and other programming examining the lives of enslaved...