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Virginians and Their Histories
Historian Brent Tarter’s new work finds the untold stories within Virginia’s records
Virginians and Their Histories, a groundbreaking work of scholarship by the historian and author Brent Tarter, retired senior editor with the Library of Virginia, presents a fresh, new interpretive narrative that incorporates the experiences of all residents of Virginia from the earliest times to the first decades of the 21st century.
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From the UncommonWealth blog:
Facing Our History, Forging Our Future
George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. Jacob Berryman. Cato. Dinah. Three names from current headlines. Three names from Virginia’s history found in our records.
Their names, whether uttered last week, last month, last year, or over the last 400 years, matter, as do their stories, and the Library of Virginia will do its part to make them heard by all.
As a trusted educational institution that strives to inspire learning and encourage understanding, the Library of Virginia supports Governor Northam’s calls for a more comprehensive examination of our commonwealth’s history. The Library’s extensive collections date from the 17th century to the present day and document not only the admirable moments in Virginia history, but also countless examples of institutional injustice and racial bias that have plagued our state and country since 1619.
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