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61 years after their sit-in, members of the group are finally getting the recognition they deserve. Author: Connor Rhiel Updated: 6:51 PM EST February 25, 2021
RICHMOND, Va. On February 22, 1960, 34 Virginia Union University students staged a sit-in at a white-only department store in downtown Richmond. The students were arrested, charged with trespassing.
Their eventual conviction was ultimately repealed by the Supreme Court, a landmark decision in the Civil Rights movement. Elizabeth Rice is one of those 34 students.
The friendship between Rice and Elizabeth Thalhimer Smart was spontaneous. She came up to me and said, I appreciate what you ve done and I m sorry you haven t been recognized. I m gonna do all I can to make sure the 50th anniversary is one to remember, Rice recalled, reflecting on their first meeting a decade ago.
Honoring the legacy of the Richmond 34 at the Diamond
A newly-installed mural at the Richmond Diamond honors the legacy of the Richmond 34, but it s just the start of an initiative to honor the historic group.
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RICHMOND, Va. The Richmond Flying Squirrels planned to hold
an event Wednesday announcing the launch of several initiatives to honor the Richmond 34.
One of those initiatives could be seen in large letters painted across the Diamond just above home plate.
Over the weekend, artist, Andre Shank painted a mural that says, Richmond 34 Legacy.
Monday marked the 61 anniversary of the Thalhimer s sit-in, in which a group of former Virginia Union University now known as the Richmond 34 peacefully protested at the whites-only lunch counter of Thalhimer s Department store in downtown Richmond.