Henry L. Marsh’s fight was for civil rights, but his values — justice, fairness, equality — extend far beyond any single ...

said of Marsh: “He taught us it is one thing to have power, and it is another to use it. ... He changed the trajectory of the city.” Jones added: “I think of Henry as a relay runner looking ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...

Henry taught us all that the fight for civil rights is never truly over – that it is one of constant effort, requiring us to stay vigilant and engaged," U.S ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But to many, Henry L. Marsh III is known as a champion for the city of Richmond and the Commonwealth. “He became the voice for so many of the marginalized and disenfranchised community,” said Del.

Henry L. Marsh III, the first Black mayor of Richmond and a figure who embodied the rise of African American power in the city, died Thursday night at 91. Marsh, a civil rights lawyer, was ...