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John Marshall & Slavery
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July 1967
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June 1967
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Legacy of The Great War
For Virginia, the significant legacy of the war was the establishment of a sizeable military presence in the state. With the
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Marbury to Brown: Judicial Review in U.S. History
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Marbury to Brown: Judicial Review in U.S. History
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March 1967
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Mary Peake & Barbara Johns: A Fight for Academic Equality
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Mary Peake & Barbara Johns: A Fight for Academic Equality
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Massive Resistance
In 1954, the political organization of U.S. senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr., controlled Virginia politics. Senator Byrd promoted
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May 1967
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Memory
Which John Brown have Americans remembered? The crusader for abolition or the bloodthirsty terrorist? Brown was not forgotten
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Nancy Bailey Cogsdale — Breaking Barriers in Wartime
World War II opened new opportunities for women in the military and on the home front. In 1943, Nancy Bailey (1922–2020
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November 1967
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October 1967
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Off to War
Following United States entry into the war, the army designated Newport News and New York City as ports of embarkation
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Ongoing Resistance to Desegregation
By 1964, five years after the end of Massive Resistance, only 5 percent of black students in Virginia were attending
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Online Resources
Anyone conducting research on the Civil War in Virginia is faced with a daunting task. Thousands of books have been written
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Patriotism on the Home Front
Three-fourths of the wartime organizations in Virginia were women’s groups. These included the YWCA, Equal Suffrage League