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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 594

By Erik Loomis

In General

On December 10, 2019

This is the grave of Dolley Madison. Born in 1768 in the Quaker town of New Garden, North Carolina, Dolley Payne grew up in slaveholding luxury. When she was a child, many Quakers still held slaves. Her parents moved to Virginia when she was a child and she mostly grew up on her parents plantation. […]

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 535

By Erik Loomis

On August 26, 2019

This is the slave graveyard at Montpelier, James Madison’s mansion. Ever since I visited Montpelier in June, I’ve been praising the amazing way that museum has redone its interpretation of

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Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 501

By Erik Loomis

On July 5, 2019

This is the grave of James Madison. Born in 1751 on a plantation near Port Conway, Virginia, Madison grew up as a member of the Virginia slaveholding elite. He was the oldest child and thus inherited

History through Virginia

By Erik Loomis

In General

On June 20, 2019

So last weekend I was in Washington, D.C. to give a talk at a union conference and then I spent a couple days traveling through Virginia. That part of the trip was funded by grave donations and I assure you that I saw about 3 dozen of America’s most, uh, special people who will be […]