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WASHINGTON DC, United States — The 'Two Georges' exhibition at the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building features rare documents highlighting the parallel lives of George Washington and King George III. Displayed items include Washington's handwritten copy of 'Rules of Civility' from 1747, Augustine Washington's 1743 will bequeathing enslaved people to his son, and instructions written in 1749 by Frederick, Prince of Wales, to the future George III. The exhibition challenges common myths about both leaders by showcasing original manuscripts that reveal their formative influences, sha-stock-photo
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WASHINGTON DC — The National Museum of African American History and Culture's 'Slavery and Freedom' exhibition examines the evolution of slavery in colonial Virginia. The display features documents and artifacts illustrating how the Chesapeake region's tobacco economy shaped racial codes and social structures. Historical materials include the 1662 Virginia Slave Code, which established maternal inheritance of slave status. The exhibition traces the transformation from a mixed labor system to race-based slavery.-stock-photo