Norvel Lee also figured in a landmark civil rights case that helped chip away at the legal foundations of segregation.
Norvel Lee
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‘It picked me up and dragged me along’
A Botetourt County author didn’t know much about Olympic boxer Norvel Lee when he began his research. But the story would end up taking on a life of its own.
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Virginia’s first Black Olympic gold medalist to get historical marker
The state has approved a marker for Norvel Lee of Botetourt County.