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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.
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.
Ruby Floyd, stepmother of George Floyd, will be the featured speaker at the June 19 Juneteenth celebration in Pamlico County.