| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - On May 23, 1861, Virginians across the state headed to the polls to vote on secession. (Of course, it goes without saying that in 1860s America, blacks and women were disenfranchised, so the vote was really in the hands of white males.) In many ways, the outcome was a foregone conclusion, or at least the state government treated it that way.
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