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| Equality Barriers in 1950's VirginiaVirginians, in the early 1950's, lived in a racially segregated society. Both custom and law maintained rigid barriers.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Monuments and Symbols of Hollywood CemeteryThe people buried in Hollywood employed artisans to build iron or stone reminders that cleverly tell small stories about the dead and sometimes about the grieving. In its own way, each monument also contributes toward an overall effect on the landscape.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science | Art |
| Road to Philadelphia II: AbolitionistIn 1848 after Richmond slave Henry Brown saw his wife and children for the last time after they had been "sold South" he decided it was about time he got out of there. He risked his life for a taste of freedom.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Road to Philadelphia: Box Brown IIn 1848, the family – wife and children – of Henry Brown were “sold South.” With little to live for, this industrial slave, risking life and limb, gained fame and freedom in a most unusual way.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| LFM: John Barry, the Father of the American NavyAmong his contemporaries John Barry was known as the "Father of the American Navy," but even today his name is not well known. Barry was Catholic and an Irishman and in 19th century America those things tended to diminish the value of a leader’s accomplishments. Nevertheless, Barry must be ranked among those who established the skills, reputation and fierceness of the tiny American Navy that faced almost insurmountable odds in its fight with the greatest Navy in the world during the Revolution.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Flood of 1927 IIAfter the Civil War, attempts to harness and confine the channel of the Mississippi River kicked into high gear. While effective in the short term, in the end the River nearly always wins the battle.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Roles in the CourtThere is this idea that yes, England is far off. To some degree, Williamsburg is far off, but the people who serve in the local community are the connection with those far off governments. And the people who are appointed to serve on the court are from that community.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Revolution and the CourtsEven as the Revolution gathered in strength, the basic court system changed very little. Although the Declaration of Independence sought to liberate the states from Britain, Jefferson wanted to continue the basic rule of English law.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Court DaysMonthly Court sessions, known as “Court Day,” became woven into the fabric of society as a primary meeting place in the county. Court Day was a time to conduct business, vote or seek entertainment.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| County CourtsWhen the population in Virginia began to rise in the late 1620's and into the early 1630's, the volume of litigation is what ultimately lead to the movement to create the county courts as the ultimate institution of local governance.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
