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Publisher: Library of Virginia Death or Liberty - Gabriel, Nat Turner and John Brown 
 This online exhibit features transcripts and digital images of over sixty documents that relate to resistance to slavery in Virginia between the American Revolution and the Civil War. Each section includes a summary and the site provides primary documents for each subject. The subjects include Gabriel's Conspiracy in 1800, Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831, and John Brown's Raid in 1859. From the Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/exhibits/deathliberty/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Oct 8, 2009 John Marshall: An Exhibition at the Library of Virginia
This small, illustrated exhibit provides highlights from the life and career of John Marshall, who was the fourth U.S. Supreme Court justice. Essays discuss Marshall's legal education and early career, his appointment as chief justice in February 1801, his ruling in the Aaron Burr treason case of 1807, Marshall court rulings reinforcing the supremacy of the federal government and the Constitution, and related topics. From the Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/exhibits/marshall/ Topics: Judicial Process Last updated Sep 15, 2009 From Williamsburg to Wills's Creek: The Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia
This exhibit "examines the role of surveyors in colonial Virginia, the importance of the surveying experience for Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson in creating their important map [of the 1750s], and the influence of their map on later cartographic representations of Virginia." Includes maps and other digitized items, and a bibliography. From the Library of Virginia. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/exhibits/fry-jefferson/ Topics: Geography, Maps Last updated Apr 30, 2009 |
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