November 12th, 2018. I'm delighted to announce that we have just added a new Essays section to the website. In this section, a variety of authors will contribute to our understanding of lynching in Virginia through their analyses of specific aspects of lethal mob violence in the Commonwealth. The...
April 4th, 2018. Kevin Hegg will deliver a presentation titled "Lynching In Virginia: Using Digital Tools To Tell Almost Forgotten Stories" at the Our (Digital) Humanity: Storytelling, Media Organizing and Social Justice Community Conference, which will take place at Lehigh University from April...
March 15th, 2018. Professor Gianluca De Fazio and Kevin Hegg will deliver a talk on "Documenting and Mapping Racial Terror: Lynching in Virginia, 1877-1927" on Thursday, April 19, 2018, 4PM-5PM, Carrier 301. This talk is part of the Speaker Series by JMU Libraries Special Collections.
March 15th, 2018. Professor Gianluca De Fazio will introduce and discuss the “Racial Terror: Lynching in Virginia, 1877-1927,” website on April 11th, 2018 at 12PM at the Institute of Visual Studies (Roop 208) at James Madison University.
March 14th, 2018. The Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project invited Professor Gianluca De Fazio to deliver a lecture on lynching in the Shenandoah Valley on April 20th, 2018 at 2PM at the Lucy F. Simms Center in Harrisonburg, VA.