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Pen and ink drawing of a wood house surrounded by trees and hills. Artist's signature, "Dorothea Farrington," appears in the lower right-hand corner of the drawing.

Pen and ink drawing of a brick house surrounded by trees and landscaping in front. Artist's signature, "Edward A. Darby," appears in the lower right-hand corner of the drawing.

Pen and ink drawing of a wood and brick house surrounded by trees. Artist's signature, "Dorothea Farrington 1937," appears in the lower right-hand corner of the drawing.

These buildings at the Virginia Colony for the Epileptic and Feebleminded were the site of Carrie Buck's 1927 sterilization. Afterward, she was released from the colony. She married twice, and family and friends later denied the accuracy of her…

In November 1775, from the safety of a British warship near Norfolk, Virginia's royal governor, the earl of Dunmore, decided to handle the explosive political situation by declaring martial law and offering freedom to enslaved people who fought for…

Pen and ink drawing of a wood house surrounded by trees. Artist's signature, "Edward A. Darby," appears in the lower right-hand corner of the drawing.

Carrie Elizabeth Buck was born in Charlottesville in 1906 and placed with a foster family at age three. Her foster parents took her out of school after sixth grade to perform housework for them. In 1923 she became pregnant after her foster parents'…