When state Sen. Henry L. Marsh III unceremoniously shuttered the historic law firm a few weeks back, he pulled the shades on Richmond’s most consequential legal association of the 20th century.
1940 — 2011
Assuming Virginia's educational superiority — reflexively and without inquiry — cheats our children.
Virginia's history of disenfranchisement is nothing new.
Positive, smiling candidates are the new winners. So why won't the Democrats cheer up?
In refusing to give the Norfolk Four full pardons, Gov. Tim Kaine continues a Virginia tradition of believing false confessions.
During Massive Resistance, civil rights lawyers faced an unexpected, behind-the-scenes campaign to discredit the NAACP.
Looking for a Blagojevich connection? Try Virginia, which ranks 11th in the country in criminal political convictions.
Clearly, at least in eastern Virginia, there's a willingness to look beyond race that hasn't penetrated key portions of the Deep South.
One was the patron saint of modern Richmond, a legendary civil-rights figure whose spirit and public stature swelled as his aging body shrank. The other donned judicial robes at 47, […]
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