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  Free book talk
Sunday, September 22
2 p.m.
Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center
10209 Main Street
Join us for this book talk with Michael Pope, author of The Byrd Machine in Virginia: The Rise and Fall of a Conservative Political Organization. Books will be for sale at the event.
Learn about how the Byrd political machine, named for first Governor and then U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, ran Virginia politics and enforced racial segregation from the 1920s through the mid-1960s.
Be sure to come check out our interactive activities for all ages in conjunction with the exhibition
Who Can Vote?
A Brief History of Voting Rights in the U.S.
at Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center
The traveling banner exhibition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History examines voting rights with an emphasis on the role of the U.S. Constitution and the interplay between the states and federal government in determining who is allowed to vote.
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We are so grateful for the ongoing support of Historic Fairfax City, Inc!
Please join them at Historic Blenheim for their annual fundraiser
Taste of the Vine
Friday, October 4, 2024
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