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"The Martinsville Seven were a group of young black men executed in 1951 in Martinsville, Virginia…

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2012

Virginia's history with the death penalty shows a racially turbulent past that still persists.…

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1976

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The Black Student Alliance released a statement denouncing any effort by the University or Board of…
2014

A detailed history of Sally Hemings' relationship to Thomas Jefferson on Encyclopedia Virginia by…

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2015

A court case that "affirmed the constitutionality of Virginia's law allowing state-enforced…
2015

A historical account of the Union cavalry occupation of Charlottesville and the University of…

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2013

University of Virginia researcher Kathryn Laughon has found that a rape kit dye does not "light up"…

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1997

1997-02-05 Cavalier Daily Jury Finds O.J. Guilty, Awards $8.5 Million.pdf
A civil jury finds O.J. Simpson guilty of the murder of his wife and her friend, and orders him to…
1997

1997-01-29 Cavalier Daily Engendering Respect.pdf
In the weeks leading up to Black History Month, this opinion article discusses the trans-racial…
1997

1997-01-27 Cavalier Daily Cowboys and Injunctions.pdf
Michael Irvin and Erik Williams, players for the Dallas Cowboys, are acquitted of charges of sexual…
1818

The first public accusation that Thomas Jefferson fathered children by his slave, Sally Hemings,…

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2015

Vj Jenkins argues why Black should be capitalized when referring to a group of people.