Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Thalhimers Department Store Lunch Counter Sit-In. (SJ167)

Introduced By

Sen. Henry Marsh (D-Richmond) with support from 25 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Progress

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

Description

Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Thalhimers Department Store Lunch Counter Sit-In.  Commemorates 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

03/14/2010: Passed the Senate
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Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical duplicates of this one: HJ272.