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New South and Modern Local History

In this third Virginia History Blog in a series of four on Civil Rights and Modern Virginia, — political, gender, local and cultural – we look at local history. Moving east to west, we begin with “The Pentagon” located in Arlington. “Roanoke” and “Sustaining Identity” (Luray) are in the Great Valley. In Appalachia we look...

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New South and Civil Rights – Spring 2018

In this Virginia History Blog, we look at recent journal reviews concerning the New South and Civil Rights eras. “The Dooley’s of Richmond” charts the business, commercial and philanthropic achievements of two generations from 1836 to 1922. “The Uplift Generation” examines the interracial efforts of whites and blacks to achieve greater equality for blacks in a...

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New South and Progressive Virginia

In this installment of New South and Progressive Virginia, we conclude our Phase I reviews of 300+ titles surveyed. These were taken from the bibliographies in three Virginia history surveys covering its 400+ year history. Two were published in 2007 and are currently used in Virginia university courses, and one bibliography is from another’s draft...

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Gilded Age Virginia 1880-1900

We begin our blog on Gilded Age Virginia 1880-1900 with “Promise of the New South” for the non-elite amidst rapid industrialization, and “Paradox of Southern Progressivism” to explain the rise of urban upper middle class reformers, beginning with prohibition efforts in the late 1800s. “Appalachia” focuses on the predominantly white yet still bi-racial region including...

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