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Article Set - Chapter
Patriotism on the Home Front
Three-fourths of the wartime organizations in Virginia were women’s groups. These included the YWCA, Equal Suffrage League
Exhibition
PRAISE YOUR MOTHER / AMA A LA MAMÁ – InLight 2020
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The VMHC was excited to be a host location in November 2020 for the art installation, PRAISE YOUR MOTHER / AMA A LA MAMÁ...
Article Set - Chapter
Raid, Incarceration, and Execution
Although John Brown and his followers easily captured the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia
Article Set - Chapter
Reconciliation
After Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant was the savior of the United States, while Robert E. Lee was the greatest hero of the Lost
Article Set - Chapter
Returning Home
The guns of the Western Front fell silent on November 11, 1918. The armistice marked a victory for the Allies, including the
Article Set - Chapter
Rising Black Consciousness
Part of the reasoning cited in the Brown decision was that discrimination greatly diminished Black pupils' self-esteem. As
Article Set - Chapter
Robert Knox Sneden Chronology
1832 June 3 born in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, British provinces of America 1851 family moves to New York 1858 earliest
Article Set - Chapter
School Busing
Because Black and white Virginians generally lived in segregated neighborhoods in the mid-twentieth century, race-neutral
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Secrets & Symbols
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Representing a diverse range of artisans, eras, and object types, the featured items in this display share a common...
Article Set - Chapter
September 1967
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Article Set - Chapter
Statesman
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Stephanie Younger — The Rising Generation
The wave of police killings of unarmed Black people in the 2010s spurred Stephanie Younger (b. 2002) to activism. Seeking to
Article Set - Chapter
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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Taking Aim
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Taking Aim features the stories of craftspeople, inventors, soldiers, and even lawbreakers as told through firearms from...
Article Set - Chapter
The 13th Amendment: Was Freedom Achieved?
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Article Set - Chapter
The 13th Amendment: Was Freedom Achieved?
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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
Article Set - Chapter
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
Article Set - Intro
The Commonwealth and the Great War
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The Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s exhibition, The Commonwealth and the Great War, presented the dramatic role of
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The Commonwealth and the Great War
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This exhibition explored the role Virginians played in World War I and highlighted the stories of individual Virginians...