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History and Healing: Removing Controversial Artifacts from the Civic Landscape

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Chris Mackowski

(Editor’s Note: For more context on monuments, see our 2017 series “A Monumental Discussion“) Most Civil War buffs by now have probably heard the news that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced on Thursday the planned removal of the Robert E. … Continue reading →

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Saving History Saturday: Fredericksburg, Virginia to Move Slave Auction Block

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Emerging Civil War

On Tuesday, June 11, the Fredericksburg City Council voted 6 to 1 to remove and relocate the city’s well-known slave auction block. Located at the corner of William and Charles Streets in downtown Fredericksburg, the block has been the source … Continue reading →

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Fredericksburg, My Favorite City in Virginia (part one)

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Steward T. Henderson

part one of five I have spent my entire retirement working at the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields National Military Park. As a young kid standing on Marye’s Heights in 1958, fascinated by the battlefield and the view from high … Continue reading →

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