March 23, 2013
Nelson Greene Sr., his son Nelson Jr. and granddaughter Nina were honored at the 2013 Senior Services of Alexandria Generation to Generation Gala.
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Alexandria: ‘I Wanted A Better Life’
Civil Rights pioneer Nelson Greene Sr. dies at 100.
When Nelson Greene Sr. came to Alexandria in 1953, blacks were the target of racial discrimination, schools were segregated and a poll tax was required to vote.
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