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Fredericksburg has strong ties to the military and to resettled Afghans, along with faith communities that support both groups.
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Jay Paul and Steve Helber/APRaces in Northern Virginia and Virginia Beach could help decide control of the U.S. House. -
Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsInstead, the Republican and Democrat kept redirecting and accusing each other.
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Jessie Wardarski/APActivists, former maternity home residents grapple with a complicated legacy.
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K Pearlman Photography/University of Mary WashingtonThe panels commemorate pioneering Black students at the University of Mary Washington.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM News‘Freedom: A Work in Progress’ became Virginia’s fourth stop on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail last week.
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Sait Serkan Gurbuz/The Associated PressThough the nearly 600 open school board seats are officially nonpartisan, political parties have been aggressively involved.
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Courtesy/Bill Freehling"Great Exodus from Bondage" is the ninth stop on the trail that opened in February.
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Wong Maye-E/APAbout 14% of Black people in America over the age of 65 have Alzheimer’s, compared with 10% of white people.
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Scott Elmquist/VPM NewsOn an unseasonably warm February afternoon, a few hundred people gathered at the University of Mary Washington's Jepson Alumni Center in Fredericksburg to celebrate the opening of the civil rights trail: Freedom, a Work in Progress.
The trail has two parts: Part one is a 2.6-mile walk through the historic downtown district.
The other section is a driving/walking tour through the Mary Washington campus, including stops at the historic Shiloh Cemetery and the Dorothy Hart Community Center.
Photos by Scott Elmquist.
