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This year, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture will seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to mark the important role Virginia played in the American Revolution. Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation examines Virginians both iconic and ordinary who brought about the American Revolution and a world changing democratic government. At the same time, Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865 explores how Black Virginians achieved freedom and persevered against a system unwilling to grant them the rights promised by the Revolution. The VMHC’s varied and vibrant program of events will embrace this historic anniversary while highlighting our nation’s unfinished pursuit of a more perfect union.