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Secession!

Examines Virginia's secession through the eyes of James Thomas Petty, a young Virginian living in Washington D.C. at the time.

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American Enterprise: The Business of Slavery

"Learn more about the business of slavery by exploring four historic documents from the United States slave trade."

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Families in Bondage

Students get to explore the different tones among letters from African Americans. 

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The 14th Amendment and Birthright Citizenship

Explore the evolution of citizenship and how African American activists helped define it

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White House of the Confederacy
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The American Civil War
Museum - Appomattox
Daily 10am - 5pm

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(804) 649 1861

Appomattox
(434) 352 5791

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