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Henry Marsh III: Made History as the First African-American Mayor of Richmond, Virginia

Henry Marsh, III was a civil rights attorney. He was elected by the city council as the first African-American mayor of Richmond and went on to be elected as the Senate of Virginia in 1991. Born in 1933, Henry L. Marsh III was named for his father and grandfather. His mother died when he was […]

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