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Exhibition
Commonwealth Explorers
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![Commonwealth Explorers A gallery with a dogwood tree mural, picnic table, and interactive children's costumes](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Commonwealth%20Explorers_0.jpg.webp?itok=5ZHmoeW9)
This gallery offers a playful exploration specifically oriented toward VMHC’s youngest visitors and their companions...
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Commonwealth Kids
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![Roanoke Market Street scene, goat cart and children.](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/CommonwealthKids_RoanokeMarket.2000.225.56.jpg.webp?itok=Oe9D8CG8)
This display presents a selection of items related to young Virginians across the centuries and the stories that they...
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Conclusion
Throughout the twentieth century and during the past decade, apologists for John Brown have turned out imagery and
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Conclusion - Did the Civil War End at Appomattox?
Lee’s army had become the embodiment of Confederate nationalism, and after its surrender other southern forces soon gave up
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Copies and Adaptations of de Bry
For more than two centuries, the 1590 engravings of Virginia Indians by de Bry and van Veen were copied for other
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Danville
The most violent episode of the civil rights movement in Virginia occurred in Danville during the summer of 1963—at about the
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December 1967
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![Vietnam, Christmas Day. 1967 Muddy clearing filled with military vehicles](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Letters%20from%20Vietnam_TC23.4_Digital_18.JPG.webp?itok=v1Pw3lMK)
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Determined
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![Two Black students protest school closures in Farmville, Virginia Two Black female students protesting school closures by marching with posters](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Farmville%2BProtest%20%28002%29_1920x1440.jpg.webp?itok=4gqp-b6Y)
This exhibition examined the long history of black Americans in North America as they have fought for freedom, equal...
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Dr. Zenobia Gilpin — Serving Segregated Communities
As a Black female doctor in the Jim Crow South, Dr. Zenobia Gilpin (1898–1948) faced both sexism and racism—but still rose to
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Elections from 1789 to 1828
This section contains information and memorabilia on the elections from 1789 to 1828. Scroll down the page to learn more
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Elections from 1832 to 1872
This section contains information and memorabilia on the elections from 1832 to 1872. Scroll down the page to learn more
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Elections from 1876 to 1920
This section contains information and memorabilia on the elections from 1876 to 1920. Scroll down the page to learn more
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Elections from 1924 to 1964
This section contains information and memorabilia on the elections from 1924 to 1964. Scroll down the page to learn more
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Elections from 1968 to 2016
This section contains information and memorabilia on the elections from 1968 to 2016. Scroll down the page to learn more
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Equal Access to Public Accommodations
Although integrating the nation's schools was the first priority of the civil rights movement, the denial of equal access to
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Evelyn Butts — Civil Rights Warrior
Evelyn Butts (1924–1993), a Norfolk seamstress, civil rights activist, and community organizer, helped strike down the poll
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Family
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![The John Marshall House A two-story brick colonial-style house with white window trim and brown shutters](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/John-Marshall-House-684.jpg.webp?itok=tj9HdKvq)
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Fanciful Figures
View illustrations of Virginia Indians as they were imagined by artists.
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February 1967
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![Lt. Rasmussen and “Damnit”, a dog he rescued. “He was bitten on the lip today by one of the scout dogs (a big German Shepherd),” Rasmussen wrote on February 6, “& is sulking at the moment.” A soldier stands with a puppy in front of a mountainous landscape.](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Letters%20from%20Vietnam_TC23.4_Digital_02.JPG.webp?itok=s1N_lk1u)
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Fighting for Respect
The U.S. military was entirely segregated during World War I. The Marine Corps excluded Black Americans until 1942. The 370