Today's Roanoke Times covers the re-zoning approval of the Oliver Hill House at 401 Gilmer Avenue SW. Mr. Hill (as you probably know) is Roanoke's most famous and revered native, a pioneering lawyer and "Renaissance Man of the civil rights movement." The Oliver White Hill Foundation purchased the childhood home of Mr. Hill a few years ago. The rezoned house (as the Times article explains) will contain a legal aid center, overseen by a new Washington and Lee graduate and staffed by law students. This Association is committed to help. Look for a bar luncheon program with foundation head Clarence M. Dunnaville, Jr., Esquire and W&L Dean Rod Smolla this fall.
If you want to know more before the fall contact W&L Assistant Dean Mary Z. Natkin.
Addendum: Right after typing this post I noticed that a new Capital Square monument featuring Mr. Hill was dedicated yesterday.
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