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Most influential Richmond man you've probably never heard of featured in documentary

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John Mitchell Jr. was born into slavery in Henrico in 1863. Mitchell took the reigns of the "Richmond Planet" in 1883. In 1921 he became the first black man in Virginia to run for governor. Mitchell often rode armed and alone to rural Virginia reporting on murderous mobs.

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Most influential Richmond man you've probably never heard of featured in documentary

RICHMOND, Va. — At intersections across the city, on walls street poles and signs, tributes stand to a giant in Richmond lore. A man you may never have heard of.He was a monumental figure who wielded power in black and white.“He is Richmond’s most famous unknown citizen,” said film producer Sly Tucker. “He is one of the most recognized names in Virginia and faces, but no one knows his story at all.”John Mitchell Jr. was born into slavery in Henr…

2 years ago·Richmond, United States

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