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Richmond Independent Press: A History of the Underground Zine Scene
During the political and cultural upheaval of the 1960s, even the sleepy southern town of Richmond was not immune to the emergence of radical counterculturalism. A change in the …
Independent Press in D.C. and Virginia
The nation's capital and the state of Virginia were a hotbed of political and social turmoil that marked the 1960s and 1970s. The area saw anti-Vietnam War protests, civil rights …
Virginia State Penitentiary: A Notorious History
Thomas Jefferson developed the idea for the Virginia State Penitentiary and set the standard for the future of the American prison system. The prison endured severe overcrowding, …
Independent Press in D.C. and Virginia: An Underground History
The nation's capital and the state of Virginia were a hotbed of political and social turmoil that marked the 1960s and 1970s. The area saw anti-Vietnam War protests, civil rights …
Virginia State Penitentiary
“Grim and gruesome tales from the nearly 200-year history of the commonwealth’s most infamous prison.” —Style Weekly Thomas Jefferson developed the idea for the Virginia State …
Closing the Slaughterhouse
The death penalty was Virginia's longest continuing tradition, dating back to 1608 when Capt. George Kendall was shot for treason. Since then, Virginia has executed 1,390 people, …
Railroaded
In 1908, at the height of Jim Crow, Virginia switched from public hanging at local gallows to the electric chair in the basement of the State Penitentiary in Richmond. The change …
Theme Park Babylon
Richmond Independent Press
An acclaimed local author recounts the evolution of Richmond’s alternative newspapers, comics, and small presses beginning in the Civil Rights Era. As the political and social …