Commending the "Richmond 34" on the fiftieth anniversary of the Thalhimers Department Stor (HJ279)

Introduced By

Del. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Commending the "Richmond 34" on the fiftieth anniversary of the Thalhimers Department Store Lunch Counter Sit-In.  Commends the "Richmond 34" on the fiftieth anniversary of the Thalhimers Department Store Lunch Counter Sit-In, a historic event in the history of the Civil Rights Movement, when 34 Virginia Union University students were arrested for protesting racial discrimination and Jim Crow laws.   View Full Text »

Status

03/01/2010: Passed the House
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