Oliver Hill Day/Lamont K. Barnes, left, program coordinator with the Richmond Department of Justice Services, receives the Unsung Hero Award from attorney James M. Nachman during the 22nd Annual Oliver Hill Day on May 10 at the Oliver Hill Courts Building. The theme: “Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society.” The event honors the memory of Mr. Hill, a lawyer and civil rights icon whose successful legal battles against racial discrimination helped end the unconstitutional doctrine of “separate but equal.” (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)
