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Featured Research Sophie Trawalter, Michele Claibourn and Jazmin Brown-Iannuzzi Confederate monuments and the history of lynching in the American South: An empirical examination Read The Article
Oct 12, 2021 Brown-Iannuzzi, Claibourn, Trawalter: ‘Confederate memorials are associated with hate’ — New UVA study shows ‘significant’ correlation between lynchings and monuments
Oct 01, 2021 Court in Session: Washington Post Reporter Bob Barnes Breaks Down the Supreme Court’s Ambitious Agenda
Sep 30, 2021 Seven Batten Students Complete Public Service Internships Through the Frederic S. Bocock Fellowship
Oct 19 "Human Flow" Film Screening with Kirsten Gelsdorf and David Leblang Oct 19, 2021 / 6:00 PM Register