<h1>Episode Notes</h1>
<p>A decade after the Civil War, a new party formed in Virginia: the Readjuster Party. With both black and white members, the Readjusters worked to reduce state debt, support public education for African-Americans, and end the poll tax.</p>
<p>Some white Virginians felt threatened... and they used a violent incident to subvert the Readjusters' power.</p>

Episode Notes A decade after the Civil War, a new party formed in Virginia: the Readjuster Party. With both black and white members, the Readjusters worked to reduce state debt, support public education for African-Americans, and end the poll tax. Some white Virginians felt threatened... and they used a violent incident to subvert the Readjusters' power.

Episode Notes
<p>A decade after the Civil War, a new party formed in Virginia: the Readjuster Party. With both black and white members, the Readjusters worked to reduce state debt, support public education for African-Americans, and end the poll tax.</p>
<p>Some white Virginians felt threatened... and they used a violent incident to subvert the Readjusters' power.</p>

Week of Nov 2: Danville Massacre killed the Readjuster Party

Sure, Virginia history includes big moments, big battles, and big names. But the richer history is full of smaller events occurring in the fullness of time. The disenfranchised, the nonconformists, and just regular people making Virginia history. Week in, week out. This Week in Virginia History explores those stories, curated by Nathan Moore and culled from the vast archives at Encyclopedia Virginia.

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Week of Nov 2: Danville Massacre killed the Readjuster Party