By November 14, 1775, when John Murray, Earl of Dunmore and royal governor of Virginia, issued his proclamation, his plan to offer freedom to slaves who would leave their patriot masters and join ...

A: In many ways, Dunmore's Proclamation was a turning point in relations with plantation colonies of the South. It was a turning point, I think, between enslaved people and their owners ...

Feeling a little stir-crazy during the pandemic, author Andrew Lawler took a trip to visit his mom in his hometown of Norfolk. While perusing a Hampton Roads bookstore with her, he picked up a ...