History and Preservation

Posted about 1 month ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones

Posted in Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower, nonfiction | Tagged with 19th Amendment, African American Women's Suffrage, States Rights, Suffrage, U.S. Constitution, VCU Common Book, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Women's Rights

Speaking of Constitution Day Constitution Day is September 17th. Join the Richmond Public Library (RPL) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries in celebrating the 19th Amendment this Constitution Day. The […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Kathy Coker

Posted in History and Preservation | Tagged with Constitution, Constitution Day, Constitutional Convention

September 17 is designated as Constitution Day, also known as Citizenship Day, to memorialize the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787 by delegates to the […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Kathy Coker

Posted in History and Preservation | Tagged with 19th Amendment, Carrie Chapman Catt, Civil Rights, equality, Forward into Light Campaign, Voting, women's movement, Women's Suffrage

August 26 marks the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution giving women the vote. Buildings and landmarks across the country will celebrate by […]

Posted about 2 months ago by Kathy Coker

Posted in History and Preservation

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on August 18, 1920, gave women the right to vote. Section 1 reads: “The right of citizens of the United States to […]

Posted about 4 months ago by Kathy Coker

Posted in Events, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with Emancipation Proclamation, Freedom Day, Holiday, Independence Day, Juneteenth

News of Slavery’s End Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, is the oldest national celebration of slavery’s end in the United States. On June 19, 1865 Union Major General Gordon Granger […]

Posted about 5 months ago by Meldon Jenkins-Jones

Posted in Book Reviews, History and Preservation, Inform * Enrich * Empower | Tagged with 3rd Amendment, Constitution, Drawn and Quartered, International Law, Military, No Quarter, Pirate flag, Tom Cotton

On Monday, June 1, 2020 war veteran and junior Senator from Arkansas, Attorney Thomas Bryant Cotton, used the phrase “no quarter” and has been at the center of controversy. I, […]

Posted about 6 months ago by Alexandra Zukas

Posted in History and Preservation | Tagged with Family history, Preservation

There’s no doubt that many of us are feeling isolated right now, looking forward to being able to see friends and family again.   Of course, one way of coping […]

Posted about 6 months ago by Natalie Draper

Posted in History and Preservation

So many of us have suddenly found ourselves spending a lot more time at home with our families, and one of the best things we can do to entertain ourselves, […]