Vigil kicks off Martinsville Seven Week, other events set

By Brandon Martin   Family members of the Martinsville Seven and the Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop united on Feb. 1 to hold a virtual vigil for the seven African American men executed by the Commonwealth in 1951 for allegedly raping Ruby Floyd, a white woman in Martinsville in 1949.   The vigil … Continue reading Vigil kicks off Martinsville Seven Week, other events set