March 31, 2022
State lawmakers create the Virginia Black, Indigenous and People of Color Historic Preservation Fund
Chief G. Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe testifies before a General Assembly committee on a measure sponsored by Delegate Delores McQuinn of Richmond that will create a special historic preservation fund for Virginia’s Black, Indigenous and People of Color and their communities. Photo from VCU Capital News Service
A new state fund could give the Patawomeck Tribe a chance to reacquire tribal land and help protect battlefield sites throughout the state where Black soldiers fought and die...