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'A capital of hope': Emancipation & Freedom Monument unveiled Wednesday at Brown's Island | Richmond Times Dispatch

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2021 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Floor Speech - Senator McClellan

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Unveiling of Historical Marker in Harrisonburg for Charlotte Harris, September 26, 2020

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2019 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Floor Speech - Senator McClellan

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Williams: Virginia has a dark history of lynching. Efforts are underway to bring it to light. | Richmond Times Dispatch

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'Continued Silence is Simply Unacceptable': History of Lynching in Virginia | Culpeper Star-Exponent

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MLK Commission Work Group to Shed Light on History of Lynching in Virginia

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Local and state officials hold community conversation on MLK's "Beloved Community"

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Williams: Fifty years after his death, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s message is more relevant than ever | Richmond Times Dispatch

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55 Years Later, Panelists Ponder King’s Question: ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ | UVA Today

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2018 Beloved Community Conversations Held Across Virginia

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Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker Floor Speech – Senator Dance

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Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker Floor Speech - Senator McClellan

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2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Floor Speech - Senator McClellan

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2018 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Floor Statement

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2017 Virginians on the Monument Final Selections

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2017 Virginians on the Monument Public Hearings

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2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Floor Statement

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2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Floor Speech - Senator McClellan

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2017 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Floor Speech - Delegate Tyler

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