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22 Aug 2025
Join us 9/9- @BrianDeLay will discuss the history and complexity of the arms trade in the independence era of 1775–1825 and the consequences for those who supplied the weapons that made the revolution a success. history.vcu.edu/events/event…
Free and open to all. RSVP. @VCUCHS
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30 May 2025
🤔Thinking about getting your M.A. degree? 📜
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🗓️Applications for the History M.A. and Graduate Certificate in Public History are due July 1 for the Fall 2025 semester. @VCUCHS
history.vcu.edu/academics/ma…
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23 Jan 2025
Q&A: @HistoryVCU professor Daniel Morales' new book, "Between Here and There: Creating the Political Economy of Mexican Migration, 1900-1942," investigates the creation of modern U.S.-Mexico migration patterns. news.vcu.edu/article/2025/01…
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VCU History Dept retweeted
21 Jan 2025
Proud to share this story board mapping Vietnam War memorials in Virginia. A true group effort involving VCU History students that gives info on the memorials, the impact of the war on their communities, & how to visit them in person.@HistoryVCU storymaps.arcgis.com/stories…
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13 Dec 2024
#VCU Professor Brooke Newman explains how in 1760 enslaved people in Jamaica took advantage of the Seven Years' War to launch the largest slave rebellion before the Haitian Revolution in this clip from Episode 9: "The Sugar." r2studios.org/show/worlds-tu… @VCUnews @VCUCHS
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VCU History Dept retweeted
12 Dec 2024
.@VCU's academic accreditation has been affirmed for another decade, and the committee that conducted the process found no areas for recommendations – a rare achievement, as universities commonly receive formal recommendations for improvement. news.vcu.edu/article/2024/12…
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27 Nov 2024
Museum exhibition curated by VCU’s Emilie Raymond presents multifaceted picture of Virginia and the Vietnam War era via @VCUnews
news.vcu.edu/article/2024/11…
@HistProfess_ER @VirginiaMuseum @VCUCHS
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VCU History Dept retweeted
25 Nov 2024
A great write-up of the exhibit I guest curated at VMHC.
richmond.com/news/local/hist…
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26 Nov 2024
Dec 2 at noon: What Might the Ancients Have Thought about Recent ‘Gender-Sensitive’ Translations of the Bible? Presented by Elizabeth Shanks Alexander, Ph.D., department of religious studies @UVA
Light snacks and drinks will be available. 😋
history.vcu.edu/events/event…
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21 Nov 2024
.@HistProfess_ER guest curated an exhibit at the VMHC "Virginia and the Vietnam War" that recently opened.
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Check it out on your next visit to the VMHC 💛
ALT Emilie Raymond and VMHC curator
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ALT Emilie Raymond and exhibit attendee
ALT Display case from exhibit - wedding photo, tapestry that says merry christmas
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VCU History Dept retweeted
15 Nov 2024
Learn about the struggle and triumph that produced Black Studies, African American Studies, and Africana Studies from leading figures in the discipline and movements that shaped it. A film by AFAM Chair Shawn Utsey. #VCUCHS 🎥🍿✨
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14 Nov 2024
Last year Daniel Morales, Ph.D. and @gleonperez started Latino Virginia, an oral history project documenting the experiences of Latinos in VA. Read about the work that their amazing team is doing.
news.vcu.edu/article/2024/11…
@VCUCHS @HRC_VCU
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VCU History Dept retweeted
13 Nov 2024
Last year, Daniel Morales and I started Latino Virginia, an oral history project documenting the experiences of Latinos in VA. I'm honored that almost 100 individuals have shared their stories with us ✨ This article highlights the work that our amazing team is doing 🤩
Latino Virginia oral history project gives voice to stories that supplant stereotypes.
Read more: news.vcu.edu/article/2024/11…
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VCU History Dept retweeted
13 Nov 2024
The Migration Studies Lab @ VCU is holding this discussion next Tue Nov 19 from 6.30 to 7.45. Attorney David Morales will be our guest speaker @HRC_VCU @HistoryVCU see detailed information below:
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VCU History Dept retweeted
12 Nov 2024
“We thought that it was important to collect these stories to highlight the richness and variety of experiences” in the Latino community, said @SociologyatVCU professor Gabriela León-Pérez. news.vcu.edu/article/2024/11…
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7 Nov 2024
#VCU history department assistant professor, Daniel Morales, Ph.D., is a featured expert commentator in season 2, episode 5 of "Life In The Heart Land, Migrant Workers" @myVPM
pbs.org/video/migrant-worker…
@VCUCHS @HRC_VCU
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1 Nov 2024
From the Canaanites to the Babylonians: Ancient Inscriptions from Lachish, Israel
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Yosef Garfinkle, Ph.D., Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
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🗓️Tues, Nov 12 @ 12:30 p.m.
🏢MCALC, 1105
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Open to #VCU students, staff, faculty
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1 Nov 2024
What are you into? The history of science and technology? We might have the class for you this spring.
☑️HIST397 GENETICS & SOCIETY: 1865-PRESENT
Visit the history dept virtual course fair for more information on these courses and many more.
rampages.us/historycourses/c…
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1 Nov 2024
What are you into? Religious history? We might have the class for you this spring.
Visit the history dept virtual course fair for more information on these courses and many more.
rampages.us/historycourses/c…
ALT ☑️HIST334 HISTORY OF JEWISH PEOPLE II ☑️HIST363 AMERICAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY I ☑️HIST490 SEM: APOCALYPSE! (History majors only) globe with religious symbols encircling the globe / open hands
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1 Nov 2024
What are you into? Asian / Middle Eastern history? We might have the class for you this spring.
Visit the history dept virtual course fair for more information on these courses and many more.
rampages.us/historycourses/c…
ALT ☑️HIST108 SURVEY OF EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION ☑️HIST111 SURVEY OF THE MIDDLE EAST I ☑️HIST343 OTTOMAN EMPIRE II (1750-1923) ☑️HIST391 HIST FILM: SAMURAI JAPAN [WINTER] top border - cherry blossoms and chinese lanterns / bottom border middle eastern skyline outline
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