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To designate the 200 block of East Marshall Street in honor of the late Oliver Hill, Sr. (6th District)
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WHEREAS, upon information and belief of Council, Oliver Hill, Sr., was born on May 1, 1907, in the city of Richmond but spent his early childhood in Roanoke, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, upon information and belief of Council, Oliver Hill, Sr., earned a juris doctorate from the Howard University School of Law in 1933; and
WHEREAS, in 1934 Oliver Hill, Sr., joined the Virginia State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and returned to the city of Richmond; and
WHEREAS, upon information and belief of Council, Oliver Hill, Sr., was a founder of two law firms, including Hill, Tucker, and Robinson and Hill, Tucker, and Marsh; and
WHEREAS, upon information and belief of Council, Oliver Hill, Sr., tried several notable civil rights cases including Alston v. School Board of City of Norfolk, Morgan v. Virginia, Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward, and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka; and
WHEREAS, upon information and belief of Council, Oliver Hill, Sr.'s other notable accomplishments included becoming the first Black resident elected to the Council of the City of Richmond in the 20th century in 1948; being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1999; awarded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Spingarn Medal in 2005; and having the current City of Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Courthouse named in his honor; and
WHEREAS, upon information and belief of Council, Oliver Hill, Sr. died on August 5, 2007, at the age of 100 and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery in the city of Richmond; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to memorialize Oliver Hill, Sr.'s accomplishments and service to the cause of civil rights in the city and beyond by designating the 200 block of East Marshall Street in his honor as "Oliv...
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