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

After beginning his career as a civil rights lawyer, he helped usher in an era of African American leadership in the former capital of the Confederacy.

Hundreds of people came together at St. Paul’s Baptist Church to honor the life of Richmond’s first Black Mayor, Henry L.

Funeral arrangements have been made to honor the death of Richmond mayor and senator Henry L. Marsh. According to a statement from Richmond’s NAACP, Marsh died Thursday, Jan. 23, at the age of 91.

Richmond said its final goodbye today to one of its most influential leaders, Henry Marsh III, the city’s first Black mayor ...

Richmond’s first African American mayor Henry Marsh III died at 91 years old on Friday. “Mr. Marsh is a legitimate hero,” said Hanover NAACP president Pat Jordan, who knew Marsh personally and ...

Marsh, a civil rights lawyer and the first Black mayor of Richmond, served in the state Senate for 22 years. He died Jan. 23 at 91.

But to many, Henry L. Marsh III is known as a champion ... Mcquinn tells 12 On Your Side that she knew Senator Marsh at a young age. When Marsh ran for city council, she knocked on doors to ...

Henry L. Marsh III ... is an imperative to Democrats to redouble efforts to mobilize young voters. Marsh was first elected to the City Council in 1966, as one of 16 candidates seeking nine ...

Marsh, born and raised in Richmond, had an elementary school named after him in 2020 when the Richmond School Board voted to rename George Mason Elementary school in his honor, to Henry L. Marsh Eleme ...