On the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, meet the organization still battling to reverse housing segregation in Richmond.
After a half-century of on-and-off effort, the nation still has not successfully integrated its schools or neighborhoods.
An excerpt from “We Face the Dawn” describes the segregated society into which future Richmond civil rights icons were born.
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.
