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A sermon preached before the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the state of Virginia.
A sermon by James Madison, president of William and Mary, on Protestantism. He offers his views on how religion can become corrupted and how to combat this within ones' own church. This sermon offers an insight on views of the Church of England after…
Index of Virginia Law
This section of the index shows some of the differences in and specifics of the law of slaves, servants, and citizens.
On to Richmond Chapter pages in A History of Virginia for Boys and Girls
the four pages describes Some of the key events leading up Civil War And its proposed causes. the pages include images such as the attack on Fort Sumter, And a picture of Jefferson Davis.
"Above and Beyond the Call of Duty"
A poster of Dorrie Miller, present during the Pearl Harbor Attack, that reads, "above and beyond the call of duty".
"Growing Up Fast"
Excerpt from page 163 of a 1988 article by Diane Granat in The Washingtonian titled, "Growing Up Fast." This excerpt describes some of the unhapiness harbored by existing faculty at the time regarding the Robinson Professors Program.
"Join the Lee Navy Volunteers!" American Propaganda Poster
This poster depicts Robert E. Lee, a confederate general and native Virginian, used to encourage other Virginians to join the Lee Navy Volunteers during World War 2. The poster reads as follows, “I fought for Virginia… now it’s your turn! Join the…
"N. Va. Businessman Leaves $5 Million To George Mason U."
An article from The Washington Post, March 10, 1984, reporting Robinson's $5 million donation to GMU, which would be used to start the Robinson Professors Program.
"Negro" OED definition
This definition and history of the word "Negro" allows for historians to really understand how people in different time periods referred to things. How we referred to things today is not the same as to how they talked about them in the seventeen…