The Richmond Defender, 2005 February

File — Box: Wade-Hall-OS0001, oversize-folder: 4250.04

Scope and Contents

Several pages from the first issue of The Richmond Defender (February 2005), a monthly newspaper from Richmond, Virginia. The lead article, "Reclaim our Sacred Ground," denounces proposals to build a baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom, site of the Richmond slave market. Other articles address the African Burial Ground in New York City, the geography of Shockoe Bottom, the Richmond Slave Trail, and a reprint of an eyewitness account of the Richmond slave market by an English traveler, Eyre Crowe, in 1853.

Dates

2005 February

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Materials are in English. One item is in German.

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Biographical / Historical

The Richmond Defender was co-founded by Richmond, Virginia-based speaker and organizer Phil Wilayto in February 2005. In the first issue, the publication was billed as the "Monthly Newspaper of the Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality: An organization of Richmond area residents working for the survival of our community." It is now a quarterly publication named The Virginia Defender, edited by Wilayto, and focuses particularly on issues affecting the African American community.