By Brandon Martin As the 70th anniversary of the execution of the Martinsville Seven approaches, family members and advocates continue to request that Gov. Ralph Northam grant a posthumous pardon to the those believed to have been wrongly slain in 1951. The men ━ Francis DeSales Grayson, Frank Hairston Jr., Howard Hairston, James Luther Hairston, … Continue reading Family members, advocates seek posthumous pardon for Martinsville Seven