After four years of bloody fighting, the war that had torn apart the United States and Virginia finally reached its conclusion in the commonwealth. In one of the most eventful and fateful months in American history, April 1865 would see the fall of Richmond to Union troops, Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the end of the Confederacy, the Civil War and slavery.
By Taylor KnightCapital News Service RICHMOND - The renovated state building that houses the Virginia attorney general's office will be named after Barbara Johns, a civil rights pioneer who helped end school segregation, Gov. Terry McAuliffe has announced.
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - The renovated state building that houses the Virginia attorney general's office will be named after Barbara Johns, a civil rights pioneer who helped end school segregation, Gov. Terry McAuliffe has announced.
Posted by: Amy - Jan 19, 2017 RICHMOND - The renovated state building that houses the Virginia attorney general's office will be named after Barbara Johns, a civil rights pioneer who helped end school segregation, Gov. Terry McAuliffe has announced.
By Taylor Knight, Capital News Service RICHMOND - The renovated state building that houses the Virginia attorney general's office will be named after Barbara Johns, a civil rights pioneer who helped end school segregation, Gov. Terry McAuliffe has announced.