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The General Assembly passed state recognition in 2010.
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John C. Clark/APPublic tours at the Williamsburg Bray School are expected to begin in 2025. -
AP/APIn today's political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they're nothing new. In the 1960s, the John Birch Society built a movement around them.
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Adrienne Hoar McGibbon/VPM NewsThe museum was one of four American sites chosen for the inaugural class.
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Billy Shields/VPM NewsTheir remains were found in worldwide conflict zones and identified in the past year.
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Billy Shields/VPM NewsMystery surrounds the provenance of the firearm from Nazi Germany.
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John C. Clark/The Associated PressEnslaved gardeners tended to the garden's exotic plants on the property of John Custis IV.
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Nick McNamara / WHRO/The first statue is planned for installation after groundwork is completed in 2025.
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Adrienne Hoar McGibbon/VPM NewsThe African American Civil Rights Network nod highlights the museum’s role in the movement.
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Billy Shields/VPM NewsThe county is currently trying to locate living descendants.
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Shaban Athuman/VPM NewsElizabeth Kostelny has been with the organization for more than 30 years.
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Restoration allows Colonial Williamsburg to share more Black American stories. -
Code Switch co-host B.A. Parker on what to do with the debris of Southern sins as we celebrate Juneteenth.
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Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit filed in Virginia include students who say they don't want to be forced to glorify or represent historical figures who fought to maintain slavery and white supremacy.
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The group gathered in Charlottesville to mark the 100th installation anniversary.
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Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship committee to award 44 people money for educational programs.
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In 2023, researchers at Colonial Williamsburg uncovered artifacts ranging from dining ware to gun hardware.
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Local districts are left to figure out funding for fixes and new buildings.
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The county does have plans to renovate its elementary school, though funding remains a question.
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There have been thousands of maintenance requests at the district’s schools during the past few years.
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Veterans who helped test nuclear weapons are fighting to renew a 34-year-old law meant to help compensate for the long-term health effects of their work.
