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Flying Squirrels announce legacy campaign to honor the Richmond 34
Flying Squirrels announce legacy campaign to honor the Richmond 34 By Jasmine Turner | February 24, 2021 at 7:22 PM EST - Updated February 24 at 7:49 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - This week marks 61 years since a historic sit-in held in Downtown Richmond. The Richmond 34 - a group of Virginia Union University students - peacefully protested the injustice of the time.
Wednesday, the Richmond Flying Squirrels announced a campaign to celebrate the legacy of the Richmond 34.
On Feb. 22, 1960, 34 students were arrested for trespassing, after refusing to leave the segregated Thalhimer’s lunch counter. Local historians say it was the first mass arrest of a movement and changed the course of history.
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