Editorial: Long-needed historical markers recognize the righteous and the wronged
The past week in the Roanoke Valley has been a good one for the proper acknowledgment of history.
Source: roanoke.com
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Roanoke groups dedicate marker at site of 1893 lynching
Across the country, blue roadside markers in gold letters have been going up at the sites of the lynchings of Black men, women and children. Now, Roanoke has one of those memorials.
Source: wvtf.org
Coalition to mark locations of lynchings in Roanoke
A shameful part of Roanoke’s past is about to get new attention. A group advocating for racial justice outlined its latest plans to commemorate two lynchings in the city.
Source: wvtf.org
Roanoke racial justice group to erect markers at sites of lynchings
They crimes occurred in 1892 and 1893. “There are thousands of people that live in this city that are not aware that two Black men have been lynched in Roanoke,
Source: roanoke.com