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1775 Fairfax Muster

When the Virginia Convention met in July 1775, just months after the Revolutionary War started at Lexington and Concord, its first action was to pass a law to raise a defensive force. The new law called for creating a militia, made up of ordinary citizen-soldiers along with regular Continental troops.

From Barriers to Ballots

Now on view at the Arlington Historical Museum, From Barriers to Ballots explores the long and ongoing struggle for voting rights in Virginia.

John Boston

By late 1861, US troops had completed the construction of numerous fortifications in Arlington to defend Washington DC.  While the forts had a military purpose, they also became beacons of freedom to  thousands of refugees fleeing slavery.

Dedication Ceremony 4_6_2025

Dedication Ceremony

The Arlington Historical Society and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington will be unveiling the first of a series of "Stumbling Stones." These bronze markers commemorate the lives of the enslaved people who helped build our county (and our country).

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