Reconstructing Richmond
Produced by the Virginia Historical Society and WRIR 97.3 LPFM, each one-minute Reconstructing Richmond segment uncovers the "hidden" history of Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War. Featuring stories of people and places that once occupied the city blocks of Richmond, Reconstructing Richmond explores how an event that occurred 150 years ago still influences us today.
Listen to new Reconstructing Richmond segments on WRIR 97.3 LPFM on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10:55 am.
Listen to the "Reconstructing Richmond" Episodes
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"Captain Sally"
Length: 0:01:42 | MP3 audio | Size: 1.56 mb | play audio
Pictured: Sally Louisa Tompkins, Virginia Historical Society, Accession no. 2002.686.3
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"Hold the Mayo"
Length: 0:01:26 | MP3 audio | Size: 1.31 mb |
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Pictured: Lithograph, "Fall of Richmond, Va on the Night of April 2, 1865," Accession no. 1996.132.3
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"In the Shadow of Washington"
Length: 0:01:39 | MP3 audio | Size: 1.51 mb | play audio
Pictured: Washington Equestrian Statue, Capitol Square, Richmond, 1858
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"Explosion at Brown's Island"
Length: 0:01:28 | MP3 audio | Size: 1.35 mb | play audio
Pictured: Harper's Weekly, July 20, 1861
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"Escape from Rat Hell"
Length: 0:01:43 | MP3 audio | Size: 1.57 mb | play audio
Pictured: Photograph, "Libby Prison, corner of Cary & [20th] Streets," Accession no. 1999.161.837.1
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"Cadets in Richmond"
Length: 0:01:27 | MP3 audio | Size: 1 mb | play audio
Location: Shockoe Hill Alms House, 210 Hospital St., Richmond
Pictured: Photograph, "VMI Cadet John Edward Dodson" Accession no. 1980.18
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"Confederate Brain Trust"
Length: 0:01:25 | MP3 audio | Size: 1,004 kb | play audio
Pictured: Photograph, "Jefferson Davis" Accession no. 2002.561.5
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"A Good Shot"
Length: 0:01:26 | MP3 audio | Size: 1.3 mb | play audio
Pictured: Photograph, "Gen. Joe E. Johnston" Accession no. 1990.100.434.16
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"Richmond Bread Riot"
"Our Right to Live" |
Length: 0:01:45 | MP3 audio | Size: 1.2 mb
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"Bread or Blood!" | Length: 0:01:45 | MP3 audio | Size: 1.2 mb
play audio - part 2
Pictured: Photograph, "View of Richmond" Accession no. 1999.161.557
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"Bridging the James"
Length: 0:01:19 | MP3 audio | Size: 1.3 mb | play audio
Pictured: Photograph, "Shockhoe Valley Church Hill" Accession no. 2002.501.77
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"Burying the Colonel"
Length: 0:01:17 | MP3 audio | Size: 1.2 mb play audio - part 1
Length: 0:01:23 | MP3 audio | Size: 1.3 mb play audio - part 2
Pictured: Photograph courtesy of Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsca-12566
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Map of Richmond, Virginia
The labels on the map correspond with the episodes listed above.
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About WRIR 97.3 LPFM
Reconstructing Richmond is produced in the studios of WRIR by Brad Kutner, Mitch Lord (narrator), and Charles Arthur (music supervisor). WRIR 97.3 LPFM is a locally owned, volunteer-powered community radio station based in Richmond, Virginia. WRIR has been on the air since January 1, 2005. The station airs a mix of national and local news and public affairs shows as well as locally produced music shows with live DJs. For more information about WRIR, visit www.wrir.org.
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