Thank you so very much for the three-part series by Elvatrice Belsches, “When Freedom Came.”

However wide the circulation of the Richmond Free Press may be, Ms. Belsches’ historical pieces deserved a far wider circulation.

My wife and I recently moved into Westminster Canterbury Richmond, where, for the first time, we have had regular

access to your paper. We have found that you live up to your mission most successfully in providing “solid, fair-minded news stories and informed opinion” to your readers.

Once again, our heartiest thanks.

DR. AND MRS. WILLIAM E. BLAKE JR

Richmond