Richmond2dOpinion
Commentary: Henry Marsh taught us the power of persistence
Henry L. Marsh’s fight was for civil rights, but his values — justice, fairness, equality — extend far beyond any single ...
Richmond13dOpinion
Williams: Henry L. Marsh III left an indelible mark on politics and civil rights
Henry L. Marsh III — a graduate of Maggie L. Walker High, Virginia Union University and Howard University Law School — left a ...
Henry Marsh, first Black mayor of Richmond, dies at 91
After beginning his career as a civil rights lawyer, he helped usher in an era of African American leadership in the former ...
WRIC Richmond on MSN9d
‘He made Virginia better’: Richmond mourns the loss of trailblazing former Mayor Henry Marsh III
Richmond said its final goodbye today to one of its most influential leaders, Henry Marsh III, the city’s first Black mayor ...
The Associated Press on MSN9d
Richmond's first Black mayor is remembered as a civil rights fighter and trailblazer
Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend's service for the first Black mayor of Richmond recalled ...
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Richmond’s first Black mayor is remembered as a civil rights fighter and trailblazer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor of Richmond recalled Henry L. Marsh III’s trailblazing career ...
The Roanoke Times13d
Williams: Henry L. Marsh III left an indelible mark on politics and civil rights
The death of former president Jimmy Carter in late December compelled Willie Dell to reach out to her old friend Henry L. Marsh III. She’d met Marsh in 1973, when he and fellow Richmond City ...
Philadelphia Tribune13d
Henry Marsh, first Black mayor of Richmond, dies at 91
Henry L. Marsh III, a civil rights lawyer and long-serving Virginia state senator who in 1977 became the first Black mayor of Richmond, ushering in an era of African American leadership in the ...
WRAL9d
Richmond's first Black mayor is remembered as a civil rights fighter and trailblazer
FILE - Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, smiles in Richmond, Va. Marsh is resigning from the state Senate, ending a 22-year career in the upper chamber, April 23, 2014. (Bob Brown/Richmond ...
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Richmond's first Black mayor remembered as civil rights fighter and trailblazer
RICHMOND, Va. — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend's service for the first Black mayor of Richmond recalled Henry L. Marsh III's trailblazing career and his ...
The Virginian-Pilot9d
Richmond’s 1st Black mayor remembered as a civil rights fighter and trailblazer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor of Richmond recalled Henry L. Marsh III’s trailblazing career ...