Church cemeteries, public graveyards, family burying grounds and memorial gardens scattered throughout Smyth County contain valuable historical and genealogical data.

Nat Turner's slave rebellion is a watershed event in America's long and troubled history of slavery and racial conflict. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property tells the story of that violent confrontation and of the ways that story has been continuously re-told during the years since 1831. It is a film about a critical moment in American history and of the multiple ways in which that moment has since been remembered. Nat Turner was a "troublesome property"...

Introduces important people and events from the early years of the Virginia Colony.

Examines the economic and social plight of West Virginia coal miners. Focuses on the environmental despoilation caused by mining that inhabitants of West Virginia's coal county are forced to endure.

While working as an indentured servant for a Jamestowm Glassmaker in 1621, twelve-year-old Merry uncovers a case of sabotage.

A biography of the children's writer known for her varied novels and interest in black history.

A fictionalized account of the life of Pocahontas who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.

On June 2, 1958, Richard Loving and his fiancee Mildred Jeter traveled from Caroline County, VA, to Washington, D.C. to be married. Later, the newlyweds were arrested, tried and convicted of the felony crime of miscegenation. Two young ACLU lawyers took on the Lovings case, fully aware of the challenges posed. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in their favor on June 12, 1967 and resulted in sixteen states being ordered to overturn their bans...