19 小时之前 · Henry L. Marsh III, Richmond’s first Black mayor and a trailblazer in Virginia politics, died on Jan. 23 at 91, leaving behind decades of legal and civic work aimed at creating a more just and equal Commonwealth and nation. Born in Richmond on Dec. 10, 1933, as one of six children, Marsh faced many challenges. After his mother, Lucy Philips, died when he was 5, his father sent him to live ...

2025年1月24日 · Henry Marsh, a longtime Virginia lawmaker and first Black mayor of Richmond, has died. He served as Richmond mayor from 1977 to 1982.

2025年1月23日 · Henry Levander Marsh, III — civil rights attorney, longtime state senator and Richmond’s first African-American mayor — completed his incredible life journey on January 23, 2025, after 91 years, including seven decades of dedicated public service. He served 25 years on the Richmond City Council and 22 years in the Virginia State Senate. Henry loved Richmond. He was a born-and-raised ...

Henry Leander Marsh III (December 10, 1933 – January 23, 2025) was 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.

Henry L. Marsh III, a civil rights lawyer and long-serving Virginia state senator who in 1977 became the first Black mayor of Richmond, ushering in an era of African American leadership in the ...

6 天之前 · Henry Marsh III is seen in February 2020 at the renaming of the J.E.B. Stuart school to Barack Obama elementary school in Richmond's Northside.

6 天之前 · 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 ...

2025年1月24日 · 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.

6 天之前 · A look at legislation. Wrong-way crash on I-195 in Richmond kills one Chesterfield homeowners to receive credit on June real estate tax bills Henry Marsh, first Black mayor of Richmond, dies at 91

2025年1月24日 · 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.