"The modern political landscape of Virginia bears little resemblance to the past. The commonwealth is a nationally influential swing state alongside stalwarts l

The modern political landscape of Virginia bears little resemblance to the past. The commonwealth is a nationally influential swing state alongside stalwarts li

In the first half of the twentieth century, white elites who dominated Virginia politics sought to increase state control over African Americans and lower-class

From the formation of the first institutions of representative government and the use of slavery in the seventeenth century through the American Revolution, the

For four hundred years, Virginia's politicians have preached a "Virginia Way" of honor, gentility and democracy. In reality, this ideology bred a corrupt politi