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Virginia was the oldest, largest, wealthiest, and most populous of Britian’s American colonies. Virginians—through their ideas, influence, and efforts—helped forge a new American nation. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Give Me Liberty highlights Virginia’s...

Explore the lives of free Black Virginians from the arrival of the first captive Africans in 1619 to the abolition of slavery in 1865 as they achieved their freedom, fought for their civil rights, and persevered within a legal system that recognized them as free but not equal.

This exhibition will explore the many people who, over centuries, have made Virginia the unique place it is in America and in the world, and the dramatic impact of the immigrant experience throughout Virginia’s history as people arrived from the four corners of the globe.