For decades, the city did not acknowledge Danville’s civil rights movement or the police response to it in a meaningful way. Now residents are working to ensure that Danville’s history is remembered by the entire city.
Bloody Monday
The sixty year anniversary of Danville’s civil rights protests.
The people who remember Danville’s civil rights movement
Many of the people who participated in Danville’s civil rights struggle 60 years ago are still alive today. These are five profiles of the people helping Danville remember its history.

