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Before the War
Born into a Virginia family whose members had for generations assumed public leadership roles, Robert E. Lee followed the
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Beginnings of Black Education
Few black Virginians received a formal education until public schools were widely established during Reconstruction. Public
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Brown I and Brown II
In 1950 the NAACP decided that it would no longer file lawsuits seeking equal educational facilities, but only those that
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Byrd Family
A man driven by enormous ambition, William Byrd II of Westover was an exceptional figure in colonial America. Educated in
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Chapter I: Youth
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Chapter II: Military Service
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Chapter III: At the Bar
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Chapter IV: In the State Legislature (1782-1788)
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Chapter IX: In Mr. Adam’s Cabinet (1800-1801)
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Chapter V: In the Constitutional Convention of Virginia (1788)
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Chapter VI: Return to the Bar (1788-1797)
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