Brendan Wolfe

On the occasion of its bicentennial, and in the wake of racist violence in Charlottesville, UVA confronts its history.

In an open letter, an encyclopedia editor stands behind the use of the term "white supremacy" to describe the UDC's work.

Piecing together the story of an 1898 lynching in a community that chose to forget most of the details.

What would it take for people "to know their history"? Pay attention to the silences.