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Jeff is the author of The Black Belt of Virginia: Untold Stories of African American History. Jeff received a Bachelor of Arts in English from Virginia Military Institute.

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Amazon came. ICE followed | Guest commentary

Amazon came. ICE followed | Guest commentary

Amazon's arrival reshaped Northern Virginia as promised - with cranes, capital and a booming tech economy - b…

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Column: At Fort Monroe, America's story begins at the water's edge

Column: At Fort Monroe, America's story begins at the water's edge

The distance between our founding ideals and our reality is the central question of American identity, Jeff B…

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Hometown Hero: The Soldier-Farmer

Hometown Hero: The Soldier-Farmer

Hometown Hero: The Soldier-FarmerCalvin Adams Sr., was 18 when he registered for the military in Pittsylvania…

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To power the new digital economy, Virginia moved the dead

To power the new digital economy, Virginia moved the dead

Discover the impact of data centers on ancestral graves in southern Virginia. Explore the clash between digit…

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Virginia is no longer funding the Confederacy. Now it has to decide what comes next | Guest colum...

Virginia is no longer funding the Confederacy. Now it has to decide what comes next | Guest colum...

By ending tax breaks, specialty plates and reviewing Virginia Military Institute's traditions, Virginia is re…

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America250 Cannot Celebrate Freedom While Honoring Slaveholders

America250 Cannot Celebrate Freedom While Honoring Slaveholders

We are living in the final years when Americans who knew people born into slavery are still alive, writes Jef…

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By Jeffrey Bennett
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As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, there will be parades, commemorations, and renewed attention to the nation’s founding ideals. But the celebration is already raising a harder question. What, exactly, are we choosing to honor? The Trump administration recently announced plans to bring several controversial statues to Washington, D.C., including the temporary installation of an equestrian statue of Caesar Rodney in Freedom Plaza.
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