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CIVIL RIGHTS


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Commission for Historical Statues approves Prince Edwards County civil rights leader for U.S. Capitol

Read full article: Commission for Historical Statues approves Prince Edwards County civil rights leader for U.S. Capitol

Barbara Rose Johns, a civil rights activist known for leading a student strike at age 16, has recently had her posthumous statue approved for potential installation in the U.S. Capitol.

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Roanoke community reflects on 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday

Read full article: Roanoke community reflects on 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday

It has been 60 years since the historic voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery Alabama.

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65th anniversary of Greensboro sit-ins

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Greensboro, North Carolina marked the 65th anniversary of the sit-ins at a Woolworth lunch counter that sparked a national civil rights movement.

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Edward R. Dudley historic marker unveiling in Roanoke

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People gathered in Roanoke for the unveiling of the historic marker for civil rights pioneer and Roanoke native Edward R. Dudley on Thursday.

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Roanoke marks 56 years since Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination

Read full article: Roanoke marks 56 years since Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination

Dr. King was shot and killed at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968.

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Roanoke City street dedicated to civil rights leader

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Roanoke city leaders are honoring the life of a prominent civil rights activist.

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Voting rights marcher recalls being clubbed, hearing fatal gunshot during pivotal day of protests

Read full article: Voting rights marcher recalls being clubbed, hearing fatal gunshot during pivotal day of protests

Della Simpson Maynor was just 14 when she marched for voting rights in her hometown of Marion, Alabama, but she says she clearly remembers the police attacking the demonstrators.

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Melrose library to host free screening of film on Fannie Lou Hamer in Roanoke

Read full article: Melrose library to host free screening of film on Fannie Lou Hamer in Roanoke

The GWFC Star Women’s Club is teaming up with the Melrose Library and the NAACP Roanoke Branch to host a free movie and discussion on Tuesday night.

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Botetourt County’s Most Famous Son: Norvel Lee’s story living on through historical marker

Read full article: Botetourt County’s Most Famous Son: Norvel Lee’s story living on through historical marker

State officials along with Lee's family were in attendance for the momentous occasion.

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Danville museum becomes third Virginia site added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail

Read full article: Danville museum becomes third Virginia site added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail

Part of Southside Virginia is being recognized for its place in Civil Rights history.

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Roanoke march to MLK statue honors 56th anniversary of Selma march

Read full article: Roanoke march to MLK statue honors 56th anniversary of Selma march

ROANOKE, Va. – Sunday marked the 56th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr’s “Bloody Sunday” march over the Edmund Pettus Bridge into Selma for voting rights. About a hundred people honored his actions by marching over the Roanoke bridge that bears his name. The march over the Martin Luther King, Jr. Bridge was led by Dr. King’s old organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Roanoke chapter president Dr. Perneller Chubb-Wilson recounted her experiences fighting with Dr. King for civil rights during Sunday’s event. “I’ve been fighting ever since 1963, when Martin Luther King was in Danville, Virginia,” Chubb-Wilson told a crowd at the base of Dr. King’s statue.

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Virginia Office of Civil Rights one step closer to reality

Read full article: Virginia Office of Civil Rights one step closer to reality

RICHMOND, Va – Attorney General Mark Herring’s efforts to establish a Civil Rights office moved forward Wednesday. The office would be staffed and operated under the attorney general’s office. The Office of Civil Rights would handle race, gender and age discrimination on all levels in the Commonwealth. Virginia is a place that is open and welcoming to everyone we need to make sure that there is discrimination happening, and we put a stop to it,” Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said. The bill did pass in a subcommittee Wednesday and will now move on to be considered by the House of Delegates

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A look back at the extraordinary life of Martin Luther King Jr., in photos

Read full article: A look back at the extraordinary life of Martin Luther King Jr., in photos

We celebrate Martin Luther King Day around the activist’s January birthday, which is Jan. 15.

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