Online Exhibits
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The origins of Richmond’s most contested and beloved boulevard. This exhibit is a partnership between the American Civil War Museum, the Library of Virginia, The Valentine , and the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.
![A detail from a Harper's Weekly Newspaper image of a older Black man casting his vote for the first time in Virginia. There is a line of Black men behind him also waiting to cast their vote](https://i0.wp.com/acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/CF_FeaturedImage.jpg?resize=800%2C571&ssl=1)
An exploration of voting rights in the Civil War era and how the 15th Amendment changed everything, but did little.
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A short history of how the Confederate battle flag acquired its many meanings: pride of the Confederate fighting man and symbol of his memory, emblem of white supremacy and racial terror, an icon of regional identity, and a vessel for culture war politics today.
![A tin type, black and white, portrait of Ellen Barnes. She is wearing a dark colored top with a white collar, wearing button-sized earrings, and her hair is up in a simple victorian style.](https://i0.wp.com/acwm.org/wp-content/uploads/image-XwFurX9vpUssyA-large-e1619203959663-1024x735.jpg?resize=1024%2C735&ssl=1)
Learn about the individual lives and stories of the domestic staff at the Confederate President’s House.
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As a mirror in which Richmond views itself, and by which it has encouraged outsiders to view it, Monument Avenue has reflected a variety of meanings and evolving values in a changing city.