AltWeeklies Wire
Library Seeks to Save Jefferson’s Papersnew
In three years, Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Articles of Confederation, helped secure French aid for the Revolutionary War and deployed soldiers to fight Native Americans on Virginia’s western frontier. Now, the Library of Virginia is restoring all 2,500 of Jefferson’s executive papers, which date from 1779 to 1781, to ensure they survive as long as his legacy.
Style Weekly |
Melissa Scott Sinclair |
08-17-2011 |
History
Civilization in Three Actsnew
The Virginia Historical Society reminds us that you can mind your own business, but the next thing you know, Europeans are everywhere.
Style Weekly |
Carrie Culpepper |
05-24-2007 |
History
Potentially Controversial Worknew
Decades before the Depression, Margaret May Dashiell was fascinated by the omnipresence and activities of black working people -- was she reinforcing racial stereotypes or recording personalities?
Style Weekly |
Edwin Slipek, Jr. |
03-21-2006 |
History
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