Richmond remembers Henry Marsh: 'He was the heart of Richmond…
5 days ago · RICHMOND, Va. — Henry Marsh, a longtime Virginia lawmaker and first Black mayor of Richmond, has died. Marsh, 91, served Richmond as a senator in the Virginia General Assembly from 1992 thru 2014.
'A legitimate hero': Remembering Henry Marsh - WRIC ABC 8News
4 days ago · 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 ...
Henry L. Marsh III, Richmond’s first Black mayor, dies at 91
5 days ago · Henry Leander Marsh III — a civil rights attorney, longtime state senator and Richmond’s first Black mayor — died Friday. He was 91. “My heart is heavy with grief and full of gratitude that I had the chance to know Henry Marsh—a truly exceptional person,” U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine said in a statement Friday.
Henry L. Marsh - Wikipedia
Henry Leander Marsh III (born December 10, 1933) is an American civil rights lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Marsh was elected by the city council as the first African-American mayor of Richmond, Virginia in 1977. He was elected to the Senate of Virginia in 1991, and resigned from his seat in 2014. [1]
Richmond’s first African American mayor dies at 91
5 days ago · RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Henry Marsh III, Richmond’s first African American mayor, has died at the age of 91. According to the Library of Virginia, Henry Marsh III was born in 1933 and elected ...
Henry Marsh III, First Black Mayor Of Richmond, Dies At 91
4 days ago · Marsh, born and raised in Richmond, had an elementary school named after him in 2020. Henry Marsh III, the first Black Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, died on Jan. 23; following his death, Marsh was ...
Virginia: Henry Marsh, first Black mayor of Richmond, dies
5 days ago · 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 ...
Richmond's first Black mayor, Henry Marsh III, dies - Augusta …
5 days ago · Henry L. Marsh III Elementary School was dedicated in Richmond in August 2020. Marsh, a civil rights attorney, longtime Virginia Senator and the first Black mayor of Richmond, died Thursday night ...
'Heart of Richmond' City's first Black mayor Henry Marsh dies
6 days ago · After serving in the United States Army, Marsh began working as a civil rights lawyer - tackling cases relating to desegregation and equality in employment. “Henry Marsh was more than a leader; he was the heart of Richmond—a towering figure among civil rights activists and a steadfast advocate for change.
‘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.
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