During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor ...

One of the oldest manufacturing firms in Richmond ... During the Civil War, the factory transformed the hull of the Merrimack into the ironclad warship CSS Virginia, which was famously involved ...

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory ... attempt to take the capital of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia. (Gettysburg was no ordinary battle.

If individuals want to pay tribute to the Confederacy, they should pay that tribute themselves and not burden Virginia ...

Marisa Méndez, Senior Editor Richmond has its fair share of Civil War history ... Jay Ipson, the Virginia Holocaust Museum focuses on a broad detailing of the Holocaust's role in global history.

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

The Clarksburg History Museum took people back to the most tumultuous time in United States history during its Civil War symposium held Saturday afternoon.

February is around the corner – an annual nationally-recognized reminder to explore and celebrate Black history. This month ...

The Ashland Museum has rescheduled the HistoryTalks ... Black Life in Hanover County from Civil War to Civil Rights. This program is free and open to the public. If you have questions or want ...

comparing its collections to what you would find in the art museums of much larger cities. In 1861, following Virginia's secession from the Union, Richmond became the capital of the Confederacy.