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US Civil Rights Trail

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A Self-Guided Driving Tour Through Southside Virginia. Virginia has led the nation in many ways, particularly in education. The birthplace of the free public education system our country now enjoys has its roots right here in Southside Virginia. It was here, along the sleepy back roads of a few rural counties, that today’s African Americans, Native Americans and women developed Read more...
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Tazewell, Historic Town of

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Located in the heart of scenic Appalachia, Tazewell offers the full Southwest Virginia experience. Nestled among the Back of the Dragon’s rolling mountains, the winding Clinch River and sweeping farm lands, Tazewell is Nature’s playground. Enjoy an excellent meal at one of our many diverse dining establishments after you shop your worries away at trendy boutiques. We have fun community Read more...
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Booker T Washington National Monument

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This national treasure commemorates the birthplace of Booker T. Washington – America’s most prominent African American educator, orator and influential statesman of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The park comprises 239 acres, including most of the tobacco plantation’s original 207 acres, as well as a recreated 1850’s tobacco farm with farm buildings. Demonstrations of farm life in Civil War Read more...
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Martinsville Seven Historic Marker

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Location: 1 E. Main St. Marker Text: “Here in 1949, six all-white, all-male juries convicted seven black men of the rape of a white woman. All seven men were sentenced to death. On appeal, NAACP attorneys submitted the first petition to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that capital punishment had been disproportionately applied against African Americans in violation of the 14th Read more...
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Nyumba Ya Tausi-Peacock Museum

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Exhibits Showcasing African artifacts, local black memorabilia, slavery, and family heirlooms. Open Saturdays 1:00 to 5:00 and on weekdays by appointment. Read more...

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