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Raid, Incarceration, and Execution
Although John Brown and his followers easily captured the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia
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Reconciliation
After Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant was the savior of the United States, while Robert E. Lee was the greatest hero of the Lost
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Reed Family, Section 1
Reed Family Papers, 1921-1935. Section 1.Correspondence, 1921-1934, of William Thomas Reed (1865-1935)Call Number Mss1 R2518 a 1-12,855 Index to...
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Reed Family, Section 2
A Guide to the Reed Family Papers, 1921-1935. Section 2. Correspondence, 1927-1933, of Pleasant Larus Reed of Richmond and “Chelsea,” King William...
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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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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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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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St. James Church – Sutherland, Prudence M.
St. James Church, Records, 1814–1959. 452 items. Mss3Sa235a. The records of St. James (Protestant Episcopal) Church in Richmond include parish...
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St. Luke's Church - Sydnor
St. Luke's Church, Powhatan County, records, 18421936. 45 items. Mss3Sa242a.Among the records of this Protestant Episcopal church in Powhatan County...
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St. Paul's Church - Sydnor, William Barrett
St. Paul’s Church (Protestant Episcopal), Richmond, Vestry Book, 1855–1870. 2 volumes. Mss3SA245a. Microfilm reel B58.This collection consists of...
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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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Tadini, Elizabeth Oldopedi – Tyler, Julia Gardiner
[Tadini, Elizabeth Oldopedi], Commonplace Book, [1859–1864]. 1 volume. Mss5:5T1213:1.This volume, kept in English and attributed to "Comtessee...
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Talbott - Tyree
Talbott & Brother, Richmond, papers, 1831–1880. 86 items. Mss3T1425a. Microfilm reel C530.Records of a Richmond iron manufacturing firm, specializing...
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Talbott & Brother, Richmond - Tyler, Julia (Gardiner)
Talbott & Brother, Richmond, Papers, 1831–1880. 86 items. Mss3T1425a. Microfilm reel C530.This collection contains papers concerning the operations of...