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To designate the 200 block of East Clay Street in honor of the late Giles B. Jackson. (6th District)
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WHEREAS, upon information and belief of Council, Giles B. Jackson was born enslaved on September 10, 1853, died on August 13, 1924, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in the city of Richmond; and
WHEREAS, upon information and belief of Council, Giles B. Jackson is known for many accomplishments and honors including being the first Black attorney licensed to practice law before the Virginia Supreme Court in 1897; being appointed as vice-president of the National Negro Business League by Booker T. Washington in 1900; being commissioned honorary colonel in the Third Civic Division, a Black cavalry unit, by Theodore Roosevelt; forming the Negro Development and Exposition Company of the United States of America, which organized the Negro Building at the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition in 1907; publishing the Industrial History of the Negro Race of the United States; and being appointed as chief of the Negro Division of the United States Employment Service; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to memorialize Giles B. Jackson's accomplishments by designating the 200 block of East Clay Street in his honor as "Giles B. Jackson Walk;" and
WHEREAS, because this designation is honorary only, the provisions of sections 8-7 through 8-10 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, do not apply to the designation made hereby or to any signs erected pursuant to this ordinance;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
? 1. Designation of Street Block for Honorary Name. The 200 block of East Clay Street shall be designated in honor of Giles B. Jackson as "Giles B. Jackson Walk," pursuant to this ordinance.
? 2. Effect of Designation. The designation of the 200 block of East Clay Street made pursuant to this ordinance shall be honorary only, shall not replace the existing name of the road, and shall have...
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