Martin R. Delany (1812–1885)
Martin R. Delany was an African American abolitionist, writer, editor, doctor, and politician. Born in Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia), he was the first black... Find Out More
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- Isaac Dabbs (ca. 1848–after 1910)
- John Dabney (ca. 1824–1900)
- Robert Lewis Dabney (1820–1898)
- Virginius Dabney (1901–1995)
- Sir Thomas Dale (d. 1619)
- John N. Dalton (1931–1986)
- Dan River Mills
- Dance during the Colonial Period
- William Dandridge (1689–1744)
- “The dangerous and dreaded Iland”; an excerpt from A...
- Daniel Webster Recommends Paul Jennings (June 23, 1851)
- Dan Daniel (1914–1988)
- John M. Daniel (1825–1865)
- John Warwick Daniel (1842–1910)
- Peter V. Daniel (1784–1860)
- Peter V. Jr. Daniel (1818–1889)
- Raleigh T. Daniel (1805–1877)
- William Jr. Daniel (1806–1873)
- Edward D. Daniels (1828–1916)
- Danville Civil Rights Demonstrations of 1963
- Danville during the Civil War
- “Danville Leaders Indicted; Demonstrations to Continue” (June 8, 1963)
- “The Danville Massacre,” Chicago Tribune (February 16, 1884)
- “The Danville Massacre,” New York Times (November 10, 1883)
- Danville Riot (1883)
- “The Danville Riot,” Richmond Dispatch (November 4, 1883)
- Colgate W. Darden (1897–1981)
- “A Dastardly Crime,” Staunton Spectator and Vindicator (July 14,...
- Samuel Davies (1723–1761)
- Letter from Eugene Davis to Thomas H. Key (November...
- Davis v. Crouch (January 1, 1876)
- Ann Banks Davis (1830–1907)
- Augustine Davis (ca. 1752 or 1753–1825)
- Burke Davis (1913–2006)
- Cephas L. Davis (ca. 1839–1907)
- D. Webster Davis (1862–1913)
- Harry B. Davis (1893–1987)
- Hector Davis (1816–1863)
- Jackson Davis (1882–1947)
- Jefferson Davis (1808–1889)
- John A. G. Davis (1802–1840)
- John H. Davis (d. 1896)
- John Staige Davis (1824–1885)
- Marion E. Davis (1862–1946)
- Davis, A Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah...
- Noah Davis (1804–1867)
- Varina Davis (1826–1906)
- Westmoreland Davis (1859–1942)
- William Roscoe Davis (d. 1904)
- Thomas Dawson (1715–1760)
- John M. Dawson (1829–1913)
- Letter of Don Diego de Molina to Don Alonzo...
- Jennie Serepta Dean (1848–1913)
- “Death of Gilbert Hunt,” Richmond Daily Dispatch (April 27,...
- The Deaths of Elizabeth Abbott and Elias Hinton (1624)
- Debate and Passage of “An act for establishing religious...
- Debate in Virginia Ratifying Convention (June 15, 1788)
- Debt Controversy, The Virginia
- “Decision in the Trial of Anthony Burns”; an excerpt...
- Declaration of Independence (1776)
- “A Declaration of the State of the Colonie and...
- A Declaration of the State of the Colony and...
- Deed of Gift, Robert Carter III’s
- Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberties
- Defining the Franchise (1646)
- Defining the Franchise (1655)
- Defining the Franchise (1656)
- Joseph S. DeJarnette (1866–1957)
- McDowell Delaney (1844–1926)
- Martin R. Delany (1812–1885)
- Democratic Party of Virginia
- Mark DeMortie (1829–1914)
- Collins Denny (1899–1964)
- Denying Free Blacks the Right to Vote (1724, 1735)
- Depositions for the Claim of Benjamin Summers (February 6,...
- “Description of the Slave Ship ‘Brookes'”; chapter 6 of...
- Desegregation in Higher Education
- Desegregation in Public Schools
- Desertion (Confederate) during the Civil War
- Thomas R. Dew (1802–1846)
- William R. Dickey (1823–1903)
- R. H. Dickinson (1811 or 1812–1873)
- “A Dictionarie of the Indian Language”; an excerpt from...
- Diet in Early Virginia Indian Society
- Edward Digges (1621–1675)
- J. H. Dillard (1856–1940)
- Dimmock Line, The
- James Dinsmore (1771 or 1772–1830)
- Emily Wayland Dinwiddie (1879–1949)
- Robert Dinwiddie (1692–1770)
- Diseases that Ravaged Indian Towns; an excerpt from A...
- Disfranchisement
- Dismal Swamp Land Company Articles of Agreement (November 3,...
- A Dissertation on Slavery: With a Proposal for the...
- Jack Ditcher (b. ca. 1772)
- Divorce in Early Virginia Indian Society
- George L. Dixon (1818–1907)
- Armistead M. Dobie (1881–1962)
- Sanford M. Dodge (ca. 1820–1870)
- Amos A. Dodson (1856–1888)
- Dolley Madison and Her Slaves (March 31, 1848)
- Domesticated Animals by Early Virginia Indians, Uses of
- Don Luís de Velasco / Paquiquineo (fl. 1561–1571)
- Dorm Life; an excerpt from History of the University...
- John Dos Passos (1896–1970)
- Elizabeth James Morris Downes (1886–1968)
- “Report of Col. Alonzo G. Draper, Thirty-sixth U. S....
- Emanuel Driggus (fl. 1645–1685)
- Drumgoold, A Slave Girl’s Story by Kate (1898)
- William Drummond (d. 1677)
- Hugh Drysdale (1672 or 1673–1726)
- W. Fred Duckworth (1899–1972)
- Pauline Haislip Duncan (1888–1973)
- Shed Dungee (1831–1900)
- Jesse Dungey (ca. 1820–1884)
- Robley Dunglison (1798–1869)
- John Murray fourth earl of Dunmore (ca. 1730–1809)
- Letter from Peter S. DuPonceau to Thomas Jefferson (July...
- Letter (with Enclosure) from Peter S. DuPonceau to Thomas...
- Leon S. Dure (1907–1993)
- Letter from William DuVal to Thomas Jefferson (December 10,...
- Letter from William DuVal to Thomas Jefferson (July 12,...
- Letter from William DuVal to Thomas Jefferson (June 19,...
- Letter from William DuVal to Thomas Jefferson (June 29,...
- Letter from William DuVal to Thomas Jefferson (June 4,...
- Letter from William DuVal to Thomas Jefferson (June 8,...
- Letter from William DuVal to Thomas Jefferson (November 21,...
- Carrie Victoria Dyer (1839–1921)
- The Dying Time; an excerpt from “Observations gathered out...
