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‘A legitimate hero’: Remembering Henry Marsh
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Richmond’s first African American mayor Henry Marsh III died at 91 years old on Friday. Marsh was a political trailblazer, with his impact spanning far beyond Richmond ...
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‘Extraordinary individual’: Tributes pour in for Henry Marsh
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Henry Marsh, Richmond’s first Black mayor who died Thursday, is being remembered as a “trailblazer,” “extraordinary individual” and a “true statesman.” ...
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‘Heart of Richmond’: City’s first Black mayor Henry Marsh dies
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond’s first African American mayor, Henry Marsh, has died. According to a statement from Richmond’s NAACP, Marsh died Thursday at the age of 91. Born and raised in ...
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Henry Marsh, civil rights activist and first black mayor of Richmond dies at 91
Condolences are pouring in tonight following the death of prominent Virginia Civil Rights Activist Henry Marsh. Marsh was a civil rights attorney practicing with Oliver Hill; he led more than 50 ...
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Honoring the life and legacy of Richmond’s first Black mayor
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Hundreds of people came together at St. Paul’s Baptist Church to honor the life of Richmond’s first Black Mayor, Henry L. Marsh. Marsh dedicated his life to equality ...
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‘He made Virginia better’: Richmond mourns the loss of trailblazing former Mayor Henry Marsh III
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond said its final goodbye today to one of its most influential leaders, Henry Marsh III, the city’s first Black mayor and a dedicated civil rights attorney.