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A Measuring Rod by Mildred L. Rutherford, 1919

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Southern Christian Leadership Conference members in Richmond, 1963

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Thomas Cannon, Sr., Poor Man’s Philanthropist

The “Poor Man’s Philanthropist” Thomas Cannon gave away over $150,000 usually in $1,000 checks from 1972 until his death in 2005. For 33 years, he lived a life of poverty so he could give away his small Post Office pension to deserving people he mostly read about in the newspaper.

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Andromache & Astyanax, 1893

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Rads Must Go, 1883

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Remove Riot Gear sign on Monument Avenue, 2020

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