Published May 10, 2020

History United’s Dan River History Harvest program collects local stories throughout the region of Caswell County, North Carolina, Danville, Virginia and Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Weaving these stories together, the Dan River History Harvest showcases our shared past and our united future.

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Voices of the Dan River

Voices of the Dan River mini-documentary features oral histories with local Caswell County, NC residents Hosanna Blanchard, Joe Graves, Elizabeth Lassiter, Earl Richmond, and Vanessa “Twinkle” Richmond-Graves. Their stories explore …

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Tales Told Out of School

As part of the Dan River History Harvest program in 2015, the Pittsylvania County Public Library initiated Tales Told Out of School, an effort to collect and archive items and …

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Roots of Segregation in Virginia: A Community Conversation with Ed Ayers

On June 9, 2017 History United hosted a community event exploring Virginia’s history of segregation, disfranchisement, and resistance from emancipation into the early 20th century. The talk took place at …

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