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| Bacon's Rebelion and Court ReformThere was a mini-revolution in Virginia in called Bacon’s Rebellion. The short-lived rebellion collapsed when Bacon died by the end of 1676.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Beefsteak RaidIn the autumn of 1864, the Confederate Army of General Robert E. Lee faced more than Grant's forces across the breastworks at Petersburg. They were hungry.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Breakup of the African Family IDuring the Civil War, a South Carolina slave father rejected a Union officer’s promise of freedom, later saying “[I] would not leave my family.” Before the war, not many were given that choice.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Breakup of the African Family IIEstate sales. Wedding and christening gifts. In the antebellum South, these were occasions when slaves were sold or gifted, occasions to break up African families.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Changes in VirginiaAmerica has gone through profound social, economic and technological changes over the last hundred years and life in Virginia has reflected those changes in every way. It’s hard to imagine what our world would be like without the amazing technologies we often take for granted, and the many historical advances that have been made.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
 | Conflicting LoyaltiesSons of Confederate Veterans spokesman Frank Earnest tells 19th Century History Guy Ed Ayers how he reconciles his Confederate heritage with his identity as a veteran of the U.S. Navy. And he explains what the Confederate flag means to him.Grades 3-5 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 |
| 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 |
| DesegregationA court case resulted from black students walking out of a Prince Edward County school, and it along with four others was decided in 1954's Brown v. Board of Education, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the doctrine of separate educational facilities was inherently unequal.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| DiscriminationEveryone pitched in to win the war. But for some, the fight for freedom abroad rang hollow upon their arrival home to a segregated Virginia. Black Virginians still found their opportunities to earn a living and educate their children restricted by racial discrimination.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
