The story of the Henrico County teenager is featured in the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. He served as a trumpeter in the British army, then escaped to Canada after the war.
Leah Small
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The hero of the Battle of Great Bridge was a sentry who took on an entire British platoon. He was also a free Black man.
The life of Billy Flora illustrates the paradoxes of America’s founding.
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Recount court reduces cost Good must pay, adjusts McGuire’s winning margin by four votes
Good had objected to some of the costs he had been charged.
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Redistricting commission risks violating constitution, attorney warns
The commission is deadlocked on how to draw new maps for the General Assembly.
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Southwest and Southside will lose two House seats under new plans
Both parties have new redistricting maps. The question isn’t whether seats will be lost, but whose and where.
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A single state Senate district for the Roanoke Valley? Commission can’t decide.
The redistricting commission can’t decide whether to keep Roanoke and Roanoke County separate or combined in a single state Senate district.
