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Racial Inequality
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Confederate defeat threatened to change white southern identity. Suddenly African Americans were free to determine the...
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Reconstruction
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During the decade following the Civil War, former Confederate states were required to “reconstruct” their state...
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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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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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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...
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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 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 Growth of Industry
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New industries were emerging in Virginia’s cities. Richmond, Norfolk, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, and...
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The League of Wives
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Featuring artifacts, photographs, and oral histories, this exhibition illustrated the dramatic story of how the spouses...
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The Private Jefferson
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The Private Jefferson: From the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society features Thomas Jefferson's...
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The Revolutionary Era in Virginia
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Virginia—the largest and most populous colony—played a major role in winning independence and determining the values and...
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The Story of Virginia
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This exhibition interprets 16,000 years of Virginia history and features more than 500 artifacts, maps, letters, and...
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The Struggle for Equality
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The American concept that all people are equal and all have unalienable rights was introduced by Virginians George Mason...
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The Virginia Watercolor Society’s 41st Annual Exhibition
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The VMHC hosted the 41st annual juried exhibition of the Virginia Watercolor Society (VWS) featuring more than 80...
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Toys of the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s
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Through this exhibition, visitors experienced the toys and their stories through three imagined living rooms that...