Tuesday Evenings September 22nd to November 17th, 2009
by the Rev. Benjamin P. Campbell

Introduction: The Cross at the Falls.  May 24, 1607
1. The Reasons for Jamestown.  1300-1607. Early European exploration of North America, The Doctrine of Discovery, Religious reasons for Jamestown, The Journey begins.
2. The Conquest of Tsenacomoco.  1607-1644. Beginning the invasion, A settlement at the Falls, Death and resurrection in Jamestown, the English-Powhatan War, The establishment of Henrico, The university at Henrico.
3. The Mystery of Pocahontas.  1597-1617. The myth of the Rescue, The daughter of Powhatan, The capture of Pocahontas, The voyage to England, The legacy of Pocahontas.
4. An economy of Servants and Slaves.1613-1780 The tobacco boom and bond servitude, Class warfare and Bacon’s Rebellion, The invention of the white race, The Virginia slave system.
5. Slavery in Richmond. 1780-1860. Slavery in Virginia, Religious revival and slavery, Slavery and revolution, City of slaves, The downriver slave trade, Henry Box Brown, The fruits of denial.
6. The Invention of Racial Segregation. 1865-1954. The trauma of white Virginia, Race and Reconstruction, Managing segregation.
7. Massive Resistance and Strategies for Resegregation.  1955-1972. Urban renewal, Massive Resistance, State policies for juris-dictional segregation, The legacy of 1970.  
8. Disintegration and Disinvestment.  1970-2009. Suburban policy, The black majority, Disinvestment, Priority of education, Metro-city demographic data, The burden of debt, Private transportation, Churches, Disintegration.
TUITION FOR THE SERIES IS $90.  OR YOU MAY REGISTER FOR THE EVENING, BEGINNING WITH PRAYER AT 6 AND SUPPER AT 6:30 FOR $135.  Register with KAREN MOORE, Guestmaster, at 783-7903 or Retreats@Richmondhillva.org.

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