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Va. House votes to force public colleges to reckon with ties to slavery, create scholarships or other programs Nick Anderson © Julia Rendleman/The Washington Post People wearing masks walk across the Lawn at the University of Virginia on Sept. 7, 2020 Five public colleges and universities in Virginia would be required to detail as much as possible their ties to enslaved Black individuals who worked on their grounds and to establish scholarships or economic development programs to benefit communities descended from those people under a bill the Virginia House passed Thursd...

Descendants of enslaved Blacks explore Virginia history Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post Dec. 13, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail An aerial shot of Highland, an estate in Charlottesville, Va., that once was home to President James Monroe.Photo by Gene Runion/William & Mary Growing up, George Monroe Jr. avoided the historical site that was just a few miles from his family's property in Virginia, James Monroe's Highland. "To be honest with you, the old folks, the family back in the day, they frowned on it," he said. "Who really wants to go visit a plantation, knowing your family members were ensla...