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Civil Rights leaders reflect on Danville's Bloody Monday, say there is still work to do
WDBJ7 ReporterHalf a century ago one moment started a chain reaction to end segregation in Danville. It was June 10, 1963, and it became known as Bloody Monday. Civil rights leaders who fought hard for equality then say there's still more work to do. For the most...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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UPDATED: Martinsville City Council decides to display a controversial quilt
WDBJ7 ReporterMartinsville City Council will display a quilt that's been the center of a heated racial debate. Tuesday night's meeting was the city's first full council meeting since this whole thing started. More than a dozen people spoke either for or against...Tags: Government, Politics, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Regional Authority, Teaching and Learning
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Henry County teen who admitted to setting church on fire gets two years in prison
A Henry County teenager who admitted to setting a church on fire because the congregants are black was sentenced to two years in prison Thursday. Jean Claude Bridges pleaded guilty to setting the New Holy Deliverance Outreach Ministry in Axton on fire...
Tags: Henry County, Trials, Prisons, Juvenile Delinquency, Arson
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Civil Rights leaders describe scene in Danville leading up to Bloody Monday
WDBJ7 ReporterA half-century ago, one moment, and one group's decision to disobey the law, forever changed the history of Danville and the south. It's called Bloody Monday because of the violence that happened that day in the fight for civil rights. The law said...Tags: Salem (Salem, Virginia), Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Hampden-Sydney college reports post-election unrest
About 40 students at Hampden-Sydney College shouted racial slurs, threw bottles and set off fireworks outside the Minority Student Union within an hour of President Barack Obama's re-election. President Chris Howard reported the early Wednesday unrest in...
Tags: University of Mississippi, Chris Howard, Barack Obama, Minority Groups, Teaching and Learning
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Graphic campaign ad causes stir
ReporterWith the election less than a month away, candidates are ramping up the ads. Many of you are tired of seeing them. But there's a new one that's highly controversially that stations like WDBJ7 will have to play. Independent Presidential candidate...Tags: Politics, Samuel L. Jackson, Skype, Planned Parenthood, Social Issues
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Catawba man says monkey statue dressed as President Obama is not racist
ReporterThis year's presidential election is very heated and it's bringing out strong emotions. Some aren't hiding their opinions. A Craig County man has a display at his house that may be considered racist. It's a statue of a monkey dressed as President Barack...Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Craig County, Arts
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Greek Americans faced racism when they first settled in Southwest Virginia
Like many cultures who first settled in this region and were perceived as "different", Greeks were met with racism. One example is the beautiful stained glass windows at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Roanoke. If you look closely, there are...
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Christianity, Christian Orthodoxy
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Justin McLeod's Blog
August 15
Goodbye
They say all good things must come to an end. With that, I'm leaving WDBJ and the news business. I've accepted a position as the community relations coordinator for Roanoke City Schools. There are several reasons why I'm switching...Tags: Tourism and Leisure Industry, Celebrities, Political Candidates, Politics, Islam
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Congregation Remembers Trayvon Martin
ReporterOn this Easter weekend churches are remembering the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ. The congregation at the Louden Avenue Christian Church in Roanoke also took time to reflect on the life of Trayvon Martin and the issue of racial...Tags: Easter, NAACP, Christianity, Trayvon Martin, Religion and Belief
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Amherst man wanted for using racial slurs to vandalize a truck
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefAmherst County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man, accused of scratching racial slurs into a vehicle. Brian Keith Higgins is wanted on a charge of felony property damage. Investigators believe Higgins used a key to scratch racially charged words... -
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