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Returning Home
The guns of the Western Front fell silent on November 11, 1918. The armistice marked a victory for the Allies, including the
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Rising Black Consciousness
Part of the reasoning cited in the Brown decision was that discrimination greatly diminished Black pupils' self-esteem. As
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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
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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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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...
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September 1967
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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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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
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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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Taking Aim
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Taking Aim features the stories of craftspeople, inventors, soldiers, and even lawbreakers as told through firearms from...
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The 13th Amendment: Was Freedom Achieved?
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The 13th Amendment: Was Freedom Achieved?
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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 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...
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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