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Thalhimers Lunch Counter Sit In

52 Years Ago Today

Picture via the Marcus Rice blog:

On February 22, 1960, thirty-four students from the local historically black college sought to integrate the segregated lunch counter of Thalhimers Department Store and they were arrested. Just two days prior to that, 200 VUU students staged an initial protest, which had ended quietly in contrast. They had been inspired by the sit-ins carried out by fellow African-American students in Greensboro, NC.

The marker is located on 6th Street next to Richmond Center Stage.

  • February 22, 2012 at 2:54 pm
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Missing Cemetery Statues Recovered

via the Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery:

On December 30th, former Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery President, Doug Welsh, reported the loss of one of our grave stones, the Sammani sculpture.  The sculpture was of 16 year old, Aloysius Gibbons Carr, who died of Typhoid Fever in 1890.  Within days of our theft, the Hebrew Cemetery reported the loss of their “High Priest” statue. Read more ›
  • February 22, 2012 at 2:15 pm
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Post Office to Close Soon?

A reader reports that  the 2nd Street Post office is going to be closed.   This should come as no surprise, but will disappoint a lot of snail mail users.

Just visited the PO on N. 2nd St. 23219 branch is definitely going to be closed & the ppl there reassigned to Main PO on 7th St & Main or the one on Brook Rd. that’s straight from the lady who waited on me this morning.

 

  • February 22, 2012 at 12:10 pm
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The Hippodrome to Host Monthly Movie Night

via the Progress Index:

PETERSBURG – Award winning actor, director, and producer Tim Reid presents “Tim Reid’s Movie Night”, a series of events that will be showcasing independent films from the U.S. and around the world. To be scheduled once a month, an independent film will be shown in both Richmond and Norfolk.

When in Richmond, the events will be held at the Hippodrome Theater, located at 528 North 2nd Street in historic Jackson Ward, which was considered the center of African-American commerce, arts, and entertainment during the early 20th century. Read more ›

  • February 22, 2012 at 12:03 pm
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