Martinsville Seven marker unveiled
On a rainy morning people gathered for the unveiling and dedication of a marker in front of the old Henry County Courthouse uptown recognizing the Martinsville Seven.
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7 decades later, Martinsville Seven marker unveiled in front of old Virginia courthouse
The old Henry County Courthouse is now the Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Center and Museum, and inside there is now a display recounting the day on Feb. 8, 1949 when Ruby Floyd, a white woman, told police she had been raped.
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Martinsville Civil Rights martyrs historic marker unveiled
On a rainy Saturday morning people gathered for the unveiling and dedication of a marker in front of the old Henry County Courthouse uptown recognizing the Martinsville Seven.
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Will Ralph Northam Give Posthumous Pardons to Seven Black Rapists?
Will Ralph Northam Give Posthumous Pardons to Seven Black Rapists? Chris Roberts, American Renaissance, December 15, 2020 On January 8, 1949, a white woman named Ruby Stroud Floyd was raped in a black part of Martinsville, Virginia. At a hospital where she was examined for internal injuries, she told police that a group of black men raped her. Police soon arrested, Frank Hairston, Jr. and Booker Millner. Their confessions led to the arrest of five more blacks: Howard Hairston, James Hairston, John Taylor, Francis Grayson, and Joe Hampton. All seven were charged with rape and aiding and abetti...
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