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Arthur Ashe Jr.’s Family Tree: Tracing the Blackwell Family to 1735

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See a rare family tree, drawn by hand on canvas, tracing Arthur Ashe, Jr.’s family.

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Booker T. Washington

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Learn about Booker T. Washington.

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Colored Knights of Pythias Helmet (c. 1890)

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Education in Virginia

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Possum Hollow Schoolhouse, Floyd County, 1910

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Elizabeth Keckley

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Born a slave in Dinwiddie County, Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818–1907) purchased her freedom in 1855 and supported...

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Ella Fitzgerald's False Eyelashes (c. 1950)

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Equal Suffrage League of Virginia

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Learn about how the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia helped women gain the right to vote.

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James Jones Archive (1870s-1960s)

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Jim Crow to Civil Rights in Virginia

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Following the Civil War, black Virginians struggled to assert their independence and make freedom meaningful. In the...

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Maggie Lena Walker

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Learn about Maggie Lena Walker, the first female bank president in America.

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Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia

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Proud American Day program

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Learn about the beginning of Black History Month.

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Separate and Unequal: The Breakdown of Segregation in Virginia Schools

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Urbanization in Virginia

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Learn about the process of urbanization in Virginia.

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Women in Virginia

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Learn about how women in the early 20th century lived in Virginia.