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School Busing
Because Black and white Virginians generally lived in segregated neighborhoods in the mid-twentieth century, race-neutral
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Short Family, Section 10
Short family. Papers, 1783-1977. Section 10.Call Number Mss1 Sh8185 a Sect. 10 Index to Correspondence, 1891-1931, of Robert Lee Jeffreys (1875-1932)...
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Short Family, Section 25
Short family. Papers, 1783-1977. Section 25.Mss1 Sh8185 a Sect. 25 Index to Correspondence, 1917-1974, of Shelton Hardaway Short (1898-1974) Abbitt...
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Short Family, Section 41
Short family. Papers, 1783-1977. Section 41.Call Number Mss1 Sh8185 a Sect. 41 Index to Correspondence, 1908-1977, of Bessie Morton Goode (Jeffreys)...
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Short Family, Section 64
Short family. Papers, 1783-1977. Section 64.Call Number Mss1 Sh8185 a Sect. 64 Index to Correspondence, 1927-1977, of Shelton Hardaway Short (1926...
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Short Family, Section 79
Short family. Papers, 1783-1977. Section 79.Call Number Mss1 Sh8185 a Sect. 79 Index to Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1853-1976 Abbitt, Watkins...
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Slavery
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Virginia’s 550,000 slaves constituted one third of the state’s population in 1860.
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Spragins Family
Spragins Family Papers, 1753-1881. Section 67.Correspondence, 1806-1857, of Thomas Lanier SpraginsCall Number Mss1 Sp716 a 1818-2314 Index to...
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Surviving War – The Home Front
The prospect of life under United States military occupation caused some Virginians in the path of early U.S. advances to
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Tayloe Family, Section 269
Tayloe family. Papers, 1650-1970Section 269. Correspondence, 1857-1907, of Henry Augustine TayloeCall Number Mss1 T2118 d 21200-23604 List of...
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Tayloe Family, Section 300
Tayloe Family Papers, 1650-1970Section 300. Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1756-1970Call Number Mss1 T2118 d 27406-27620 List of Correspondents...
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Tayloe Family, Section 81
Tayloe Family. Papers, 1650-1970Section 81. Correspondence, 1818-1871, of William Henry TayloeCall Number Mss1 T2118 d 2123-7922 List of...
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Taylor Family
Taylor family. Papers, 1844-1912. Section 8.Correspondence, 1874-1912, of Virginia (Bagby) Taylor (1864-1955)Call Number Mss1 T2197 b 282-1635 Index...
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The Battlefront in Virginia
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Home to the Confederate capital, Virginia became a battleground.
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The Civil War
In the spring of 1861, as the still youthful nation moved ever closer to what would become the Civil War, both Robert E. Lee
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The Closing of Prince Edward County's Schools
After Virginia's school-closing law was ruled unconstitutional in January 1959, the General Assembly repealed the compulsory
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The French and Indian War
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To shield against Indian attacks and French expansion, and to deter runaway slaves from establishing colonies in the...
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The Gardens
Learn more about the gardens at Virginia House.
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The Green Decision of 1968
By 1968, the U.S. Supreme Court had lost patience with the slow pace of school integration. In New Kent County, Virginia
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The Growth of Industry
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New industries were emerging in Virginia’s cities. Richmond, Norfolk, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, and...