Henry Marsh III, the first Black Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, died on Jan. 23; following his death, Marsh was described by community leaders in the city and state as "the heart of Richmond" and "a ...

Henry L. Marsh III, a civil rights lawyer and long-serving Virginia state senator who in 1977 became the first Black mayor of Richmond, ushering in an era of African American leadership in the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond said its final goodbye today to one of its most influential leaders, Henry Marsh III, the city’s first Black mayor and a dedicated civil rights attorney.

RICHMOND, Va. — Governor Glenn Youngkin ordered that both American flags and Virginia state flags be flown at half-staff on Thursday, January 30 to honor Henry Leander Marsh III, the former ...