On Wednesday March 3,  the event "Marching Toward Emancipation: Commemorating the Arrival of Union Troops in Charlottesville” featured several UVA historians, including Carrie Janney and Will Kurtz. “It’s important a day, a symbolic day to take in all that it means. For news coverage of the event, click the following link: https://www.nbc29.com/2021/03/03/uva-historians-researchers-weigh-fourth-annual-liberation-freedom-day