August Moon (August 7, 1937 – July 12, 2023) was an American R&B singer known as Mr. Wiggles , a songwriter, producer, record label owner, and community activist.
75-516: August Moon was born Alexander Randolph in a two-room shack in the Blackwell neighborhood on the Southside of Richmond, Virginia . His father was Freddie Price and his mother was Gladys Randolph Crawley. Moon was one of five siblings. He was raised for the most part by his great-grandmother. As a child he danced for tips on the streets of Richmond, where he got the nickname Mr. Wiggles. He said it
150-561: A distinguished professor in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University . He writes occasional editorials for Virginia newspapers. Douglas Wilder is the founder of the United States National Slavery Museum , a non-profit organization based in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The museum has been fundraising and campaigning since 2001 to establish
225-564: A comfortable lead in the last polls before the election. The unexpected closeness of the election may have been due to the Republicans' strong get out the vote efforts. Wilder had been candid about his pro-choice position in relation to abortion . Some observers believed the close election was caused by the Bradley effect , and suggested that white voters were reluctant to tell pollsters that they did not intend to vote for Wilder. Wilder
300-651: A degree in chemistry. Drafted into the United States Army during the Korean War , he volunteered for combat duty. At the Battle of Pork Chop Hill , he and two other men found themselves cut off from their unit, but they bluffed nineteen North Korean soldiers into surrendering, for which Wilder was awarded the Bronze Star Medal . He was a sergeant when he was discharged in 1953. Following
375-641: A failed attempt to enter into an agreement with the Washington Redskins to build a stadium at Potomac Yard in Alexandria. Wilder and Washington Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke had made an agreement for the move which entailed a $ 130 million subsidy by the state of the Virginia. However, legislators revised the agreement to reduce the cost to taxpayers by $ 40 million (relative to the original plan by Cooke and Wilder), which led Cooke to pull out of
450-623: A limited amount of reserved land. The Powhatan Confederacy effectively ended. By 1699, the Manakins/Monacans had abandoned their settlements, and English freely settled land claims in the entire Richmond area. In part to serve as a buffer, the English allotted a large portion of land for French Huguenot refugees to settle in the old Manakin village on the south side of the James River. After completing prominent construction jobs at
525-502: A little plastic saxophone." Moon got into minor scrapes, and was made a ward of the state because he didn't have a father. He was put into the Hanover Juvenile Correctional Center for three years. After his release in 1954, he joined the U.S. Navy and served four years on the aircraft carrier USS Midway . Upon returning to Richmond, Moon had success in talent shows hosted by disc jockey Allen Knight at
600-646: A long illness. He was survived by his wife Michon, formerly the Victim-Witness program director of the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney, and his two daughters, Dr. Sesha Joi Moon , the director of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion with the U.S. House of Representatives and Enjoli Moon, assistant curator for film and public programs at VCU's Institute for Contemporary Art, and the founder and organizer of Richmond's Afrikana Film Festival. August Moon
675-432: A mayor-at-large referendum , with roughly 80 percent voting in favor of the measure. Wilder was a leading proponent of the mayor-at-large proposal. On November 2, 2004, Wilder received 79% of the vote (55,319 votes) to become the first directly elected mayor of the city in sixty years. Upon winning the election, Wilder communicated his intentions to take on corruption in the city government, issuing several ultimatums to
750-598: A national museum of slavery in America. In June 2008 Wilder requested that the museum be granted tax exempt status, which was denied. From that time, taxes on the land had not been paid and the property was at risk of being sold at auction by the city of Fredericksburg . Beset by financial problems the museum has been assessed delinquent property taxes for the years 2009, 2010, and 2011 amounting to just over $ 215,000. The organization filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection on September 22, 2011. Early in 2011 Douglas Wilder
825-429: A new governor, an STR-based DNA test led to the exclusion of Washington as the perpetrator of the murder for which he had been sentenced. He was fully exonerated by Governor Jim Gilmore for the capital murder and he was released from prison. As Virginia limits consecutive gubernatorial terms, Wilder was succeeded in 1994 by George Allen . Wilder declared himself a candidate for President in 1991, but withdrew before
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#1732776246586900-440: A public access TV program called "Tell It Like It Is", dealing with community and political issues, reminding his audience that "if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." Moon told writer Vernal Coleman, "All my life I wanted to be an activist. I didn't want to be a politician. I didn't want to be a preacher. I just want to be what I am, in show business and an activist." Moon died at age 85 on July 12, 2023, after
975-681: A song sampled in 51 subsequent recordings by artists such as Jay-Z , Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five , Busta Rhymes , Public Enemy , and Wu-Tang Clan . The band, led by Tyrone "Little Tommy" Thomas (drums), also included Joel Smither (sax and flute), Odis Hamlin (sax), Girard "Giz" Bowe (trumpet and flugelhorn),Tommy "T-Bar" Bryant (guitar), and Clifton Smith (keyboards). In the 1980s Moon started Urban Beat and Style Records, among Richmond's first rap labels. He released recordings by acts including Cool Carl, American Express, and M.C. Rockwale. Moon twice served time in prison in New Jersey. In
1050-461: A southern border extending approximately to Chester, Virginia and extending west along Virginia State Route 288 beltway. Some portions of the Southside of Richmond closest to the downtown area north of the river are also considered part of Downtown Richmond . Several ZIP codes on the Southside have a preferred place name of "Richmond, Virginia" even though in some cases that land falls under
1125-629: A station along the North-South Richmond and Petersburg Railroad . Manchester briefly served as the seat of Chesterfield County after the Civil War, from 1870 to 1876. In 1874, Manchester voted to become an independent City . In 1876, the Chesterfield County seat was moved to Chesterfield Courthouse . From its founding in 1750s to the late 19th century, Chesterfield County had been the municipal authority for all of what
1200-510: A studio was on tracks by the Upsetters , formerly Little Richard's backup band. Moon said of his own trademark "Fatback" sound, "Fatback ain't nothing but bottom- baritone and bass." He started several record labels in the 1960s, including Sound of Soul, Soul International, and Golden Triangle, releasing his own discs as Mr. Wiggles and others for such R&B artists as Little Tommy, Larry Saunders, Dickie Wonder, and Sebastian Williams. Moon
1275-707: Is an area of the Metropolitan Statistical Area surrounding Richmond, Virginia . It generally includes all portions of the City of Richmond that lie south of the James River , and includes all of the former city of Manchester . Depending on context, the term "Southside of Richmond" can include some northern areas of adjacent Chesterfield County, Virginia in the Richmond-Petersburg region. With minor exceptions near Bon Air, VA ,
1350-413: Is best known for the 1976 album by The Whole Darn Family, a group he managed, recorded, and produced. At the height of their fame the band toured the U.S. and appeared on the music program " Soul Train ". Their album "The Whole Darn Family Has Arrived" featured an integrated funk band playing original material. Bassist Woudy Hughes composed and played the funky bass part on track four "Seven Minutes Of Funk",
1425-497: Is today considered Southside. Manchester became an independent city in 1876 and then in 1910, Manchester agreed to be annexed by the City of Richmond. During annexation negotiation, Manchester demanded the condition that a free bridge be built to allow Manchesterians access to Richmond. This became known as the Manchester Bridge . Soon, as the automobile era began, other bridges were built to include Westham Bridge (1911),
1500-657: The Bellwood property. The Bellwood Drive-In opened outside the city limits along the Jeff Davis corridor in 1948 and billed itself as the "largest and finest" drive-in theater in the South. The Southside Plaza opened up in 1957-58 outside the city limits on Belt Boulevard in what was then Chesterfield County. In 1958, after three years of construction, the limited access Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike tollway opened between Richmond and Petersburg. The Chippenham Parkway
1575-537: The Chippenham Parkway forms the border between Chesterfield County and the City of Richmond portions of Southside, with some news agencies using the term "South Richmond" to refer to the locations in Southside located in the city proper. Since there is no one municipal organization that represents this specific region, the boundaries are loosely defined as being south of the James River and west of Interstate 95 (formerly Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike ) with
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#17327762465861650-780: The Clover Hill Pits near Winterpock . During the Civil War, the Confederacy was generally able to keep the Union troops west of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad , with the main exception being the Bermuda Hundred Campaign . Until the end of the war, Drewry's Bluff prevented the Union army from accessing Richmond over water. While the Clover Hill Railroad went bankrupt in 1877, it
1725-609: The Democratic Party , Wilder won election to the Virginia Senate in 1969. He remained in that chamber until 1986, when he took office as the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia , becoming the first African American to hold statewide office in Virginia. In the 1989 Virginia gubernatorial election , Wilder narrowly defeated Republican Marshall Coleman . Wilder left the gubernatorial office in 1994, as
1800-553: The Hippodrome Theater . Knight helped guide Moon into a career as a singer, which led to performing on package tours with Ruth Brown , Chuck Berry and Fats Domino . He moved to New Jersey and performed in the New York area. Besides being known as Mr. Wiggles, Moon worked using other names including Little Red and Dickie Diamond. He later recounted how he was scheduled to appear on Alan Freed's TV show "The Big Beat"
1875-1098: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People awarded Wilder the Spingarn Medal for 1990. During his tenure as governor, Wilder worked on crime and gun control initiatives. He also worked to fund Virginia's transportation initiatives, effectively lobbying Congress to reallocate highway money to the states with the greatest needs. Much residential and office development had taken place in Northern Virginia without its receiving sufficient federal money for infrastructure improvements to keep up. He also succeeded in passing state bond issues to support improving transportation. In May 1990 Wilder ordered state agencies and universities to divest themselves of any investments in South Africa because of its policy of apartheid . Wilder made
1950-802: The Nickel Bridge (1925—a toll bridge) and the Lee Bridge (1933—also a toll bridge). In 1922, Chesterfield annexed the Henricus site from Henrico County. In 1927, after a decade of road improvements, the Jefferson Davis Highway officially opened as a major automobile thoroughfare. These auto corridors attracted development. The DuPont Spruance plant opened in 1929 along the Jefferson Davis Highway and manufactured rayon , Cordura , and cellophane on
2025-642: The United States Senate in 1982. He did so after the initial favorite for the Democratic nomination, State Delegate Owen Pickett of Virginia Beach , paid homage to the Byrd Organization in announcing his bid. Angered that Pickett would praise a political machine who obstinately resisted racial integration, Wilder threatened to make an independent bid for the seat if Pickett won the nomination. Pickett not only realized that Wilder
2100-710: The coal mines at Midlothian . This enabled industrial sites such as the Black Heath coal mines and Bellona Arsenal to ship goods down the James river without having to go through Warwick. Rail enabled the rapid export of coal from the coal mines in western Chesterfield County. The Clover Hill Railroad Company was chartered in 1841 by the Virginia General Assembly, enabling the Clover Hill Railroad to open in 1845 between Chester and
2175-592: The African-American writers Paul Laurence Dunbar and Frederick Douglass . Wilder's father sold insurance and his mother worked as a maid. While the family was never completely destitute, Wilder recalled his early years during the Great Depression as a childhood of "gentle poverty". Wilder worked his way through Virginia Union University , a historically black university , by waiting tables at hotels and shining shoes, graduating in 1951 with
2250-568: The Chippenham Parkeway would be extended eastward in a bridge across the James river to enable faster access to Interstate 295 (Virginia) and the Richmond International Airport . The bridge and limited access toll highway opened in 2002 as Virginia State Route 895 , aka the "Pocahontas Parkway." In 2004, 288 was extended northwards from Brandermill through Powhatan and Goochland Counties, to cross
2325-597: The Chippenham Parkway. With newfound highway access, the Southside suburban population continued to explode. New shopping malls were built outside the city limits (Cloverleaf Mall in 1972 and Chesterfield Mall in 1978) as well as Brandermill residential development in 1977 along the Swift Creek Reservoir . Plans were drawn up to create a Powhite Parkway Extension that would extend the road from Chippenham out to Virginia State Route 288 , which
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2400-665: The Democratic Party and began his career in public office by winning a 1969 special election for the Virginia State Senate from a Richmond-area district. He was the first African American elected to the Virginia Senate since Reconstruction . A 1970 redistricting gave Wilder a predominantly African-American district, and he became a liberal in a predominantly conservative, white-majority legislature. Wilder briefly flirted with an independent bid for
2475-823: The Department of Justice promised him money and new identities for him and his family. The case was dismissed after the court ruled that participants in the Witness Protection Program have no contractual rights with the United States of a nature to be enforceable in the United States Court of Claims. Virginia governor Douglas Wilder restored Moon's voting rights in 1993. Four years later then-governor George Allen proclaimed August 7, 1997 as August Moon Day for his "remarkable and adventurous life" and "the many contributions he made to
2550-582: The Fall Line, the descendants of the 1700 Huguenot refugee settlement in Manakintown began to intermingle with the English and settle across Powhatan and western Chesterfield county. They established family coal mining enterprises such as Black Heath . One of these Huguenot descendants, Abraham Salle , built Salisbury Plantation and, in 1777, sold it to the Randolph Family who lived across
2625-567: The Republican challenger, and later said that he hoped for an Obama victory despite having gone to a Romney fundraiser. In 2015, Wilder published an autobiography, Son of Virginia: A Life in America's Political Arena . In March 2018, Wilder filed suit against John Accordino, who was serving as the Dean of his namesake college, for harassing Wilder's assistant. This led to Accordino stepping down from his position and Susan Gooden being named as
2700-775: The Richmond area below the Fall Line towards the Virginia Tidewater region . The earliest European settlement in the Central Virginia area was in 1611 at Henricus , where the Falling Creek empties into the James River. In 1619, early Virginia Company settlers struggling to establish viable moneymaking industries established the Falling Creek Ironworks . Between 1622 and 1646, a series of generational Anglo-Powhatan Wars resulted in
2775-612: The South of the James farmer's market attract crowds every weekend in Forest Hill Park . Farther west along the I-95 / Route 1 Corridor, city and county officials have contemplated how to revive the Jefferson Davis Corridor . While economically challenged, it has a robust immigrant population, particularly Latino. As Manchester has seen recent influx of historic tax credits used to redevelop old properties,
2850-482: The Southside had a bumper sticker that said "South of the James -- By Invitation Only." This separation began to change as road infrastructure improved. In 1988, Southside was connected to Parham Road in the west end via a Chippenham extension and the new Edward E. Willey Bridge . In 1992, the state removed toll-booths on the I-95 Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike . In 1996, state leaders announced that
2925-420: The Southside of Richmond is the James River and the limited means to cross it to get to other parts of metro Richmond. The oldest bridge across the James River in Richmond was Mayo Bridge (1788). Before that, commerce was limited to individual enterprises passing their goods in boats, bateau , and ferries over the James River as well as to fixed port areas with tobacco inspection warehouses established north of
3000-490: The Virginia constitution prohibits governors from immediately seeking re-election. He briefly sought the 1992 Democratic presidential nomination , but withdrew from the race before the first primaries. He also briefly ran as an independent in the 1994 Virginia Senate election before dropping out of the race. Wilder returned to elective office in 2005, when he became the first directly elected mayor of Richmond . After leaving office in 2009, he worked as an adjunct professor and
3075-595: The agreement. During his term, Wilder carried out Virginia's law on capital punishment, although he had opposed the death penalty when he served in the Virginia Senate . There were 14 executions by the electric chair , including the controversial case of Roger Keith Coleman . In January 1994 Wilder commuted the sentence of Earl Washington Jr. , an intellectually disabled man, to life in prison based on testing of DNA evidence that raised questions about his guilt. Virginia law has strict time limits on when such new evidence can be introduced post-conviction. But in 2000, under
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3150-472: The completely separate municipal authority of Chesterfield County. For example, the 23235 ZIP code (Bon Air) straddles the city-county boundary . In 2011, the U.S. Postal Service approved Chesterfield County's request to refer to ZIP codes 23224, 23225, 23234, 23235, 23236 and 23237 as "North Chesterfield, VA," when they are in Chesterfield County, even though the Post Office's preferred place name for
3225-668: The day Freed's payola scandal broke, but never got his chance. In the mid-1960s he recorded a series of singles at Bell Sound Studios in New York City as Mr. Wiggles, including his signature song "Home Boy", a paean to his hometown. He also laid down tracks in Philadelphia and Muscle Shoals . Moon had a few regional hits, including "Fat Back" and "Wash My Back". He taught himself about studio production and learned to operate sound equipment, releasing his own music as well as recordings of his protegees. The first time he worked in
3300-594: The death of Opchanacanough and the established boundaries on the Powhatan Confederacy. After Bacon's Rebellionin 1676, Cockacoeske signed the Treaty of 1677 , and several central Virginia tribes accepted their de facto position as subjects of the British Crown, and gave up their remaining claims to their ancestral land, in return for protection from the remaining hostile tribes and a guarantee of
3375-459: The early 1960s he was sentenced for selling drugs. He also served four years in the 1970s for a second degree murder conviction. He filed suit in the United States Court of Claims in 1981 against the Department of Justice's Witness Protection Program for breach of an alleged implied contract. Moon claimed that in return for his testimony against organized figures and corrupt government officials
3450-489: The entire ZIP code remains as "Richmond, Virginia." The rationale for this change was that some Chesterfield County residents were confused, and paying taxes to the City of Richmond given their street address included a Richmond ZIP code. Chesterfield residents in the 23235 ZIP code continue to have the option of using "Bon Air" as their preferred place name, although they can also use "North Chesterfield, Virginia 23235" or "Richmond, Virginia 23235." A primary feature defining
3525-475: The falls of the James River was enabled by the 1790 opening of the James River and Kanawha Canal that stretched from Richmond, Virginia to Westham, Virginia on the north side of the river and paralleling the James for 7 miles (11 km). In 1804, Virginia built the precursor to the Midlothian Turnpike from the port of Manchester headed westward to the mouth of the Falling Creek to access
3600-489: The first African American ever elected as governor. He is currently a professor at the namesake Wilder School at Virginia Commonwealth University . Born in Richmond, Virginia , Wilder graduated from Virginia Union University and served in the United States Army during the Korean War . He established a legal practice in Richmond after graduating from the Howard University School of Law . A member of
3675-493: The former site of the Ampthill Plantation . Inter-state traffic along Jefferson Davis Highway and its James River toll bridge led to Belt Boulevard by 1933 that bypassed downtown and directed some traffic to the Nickel Bridge. This easier automobile access spurred development in Southside. By 1940, a Works Projects Administration guide to Virginia announced "South of Richmond U.S. 1 is lined with tourist cabins, garages, and lunchrooms swathed in neon lights that at night convert
3750-423: The historically black Swansboro and Blackwell neighborhoods are now the subject of fierce debates about gentrification . Douglas Wilder Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 66th governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994. He was the first African American to serve as governor of a U.S. state since the Reconstruction era , and
3825-421: The interim dean of the college and then Wilder dropping the suit 4 months after filing. In March 2019, Sydney Black filed a complaint under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 against Wilder for sexual harassment after she claims he made sexual advances to her, which she rebuffed, and then told her later that there was no funding for her position at the Virginia Commonwealth University. In July 2019,
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#17327762465863900-414: The night during which he supposedly kissed her, something she presumably would not have done if she felt harassed or threatened. The university planned to consider the investigator's findings and Wilder's rebuttal before deciding what action to take, if any. On October 24, 2019, Wilder announced that the university's internal review panel had cleared him of wrongdoing. In 2020, Wilder raised concerns that
3975-422: The people of the Commonwealth." His lifelong support of his Blackwell neighborhood gained him the sobriquet "Mayor of Hull Street". "He wasn't afraid to say it like it was, and people didn't boss him around," former governor Wilder said of August Moon. J.J. Minor, president of the Richmond branch of the NAACP , called Moon "an icon, a legend, a mentor, a man who was not afraid to stand up for what's right." He hosted
4050-477: The primary season had ended. He briefly ran for the U.S. Senate as an independent in 1994 . In the mid-1990s Wilder was scrutinized for his attacks on fellow Democrat Chuck Robb and support of Republican Mark Earley . On May 30, 2004, Wilder announced his intention to run for Mayor of Richmond . Until 2004, the Richmond City Council had chosen the mayor from among its 9 members. The move to change this policy succeeded in November 2003 when voters approved
4125-429: The river at Shockoe's and south of the river at Warwick . When the English arrived, there were two main groups of natives occupying Central Virginia, separated by the Fall Line of the James: (1) the Manakins controlled the southern Virginia Piedmont west of the fall line from Richmond to the Blue Ridge Mountains ; and (2) the Powhatan Confederacy (led by leader named Wahunsonacock ) who controlled land in
4200-405: The river at Tuckahoe and used Salisbury as a hunting grounds. Patrick Henry rented Salisbury and lived there with his family during his second term as governor in 1786 . After the port of Warwick was destroyed by Benedict Arnold in the Revolutionary War, Warwick Road continued in use, but the port of Manchester took over Warwick's role as a major port. Further, water navigation to estates above
4275-465: The river at the World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge (Virginia) and complete the beltway around Richmond. This led to residential developments along a swath across Chesterfield County such as The Grove near Midlothian Mines Park , Winterfield , as well as a commercial development called Westchester Commons at Midlothian Turnpike and 288. Developments near Route 288 bridge include the Tarrington housing development near James River High School and
4350-409: The road as far as Petersburg into a glittering midway." During annexations in 1914 and 1942, Richmond appropriated more and more land from Chesterfield County to include Westover Hills and Forest Hill to the west, and The Port of Richmond (Built 1940 ) to the south. After WWII, Southside experienced a decade of massive growth. A large military supply center had been built for WWII in 1942 on
4425-516: The sitting city council before he took office. He was sworn in on January 2, 2005. He was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition , a bipartisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition was co-chaired by former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg . On May 16, 2008, Wilder announced that he would not seek reelection to another four-year term as mayor. Wilder has continued as
4500-788: The state archives at the Library of Virginia had failed to provide access to the records of his gubernatorial administration. In 2021, following the gubernatorial election of Republican Glenn Youngkin , Wilder joined Governor Youngkin's transition team, alongside former Republican governors Jim Gilmore, Bob McDonnell, and George Allen. The L. Douglas Wilder Collection resides at the L. Douglas Wilder Library and Learning Resource Center at Wilder's alma mater, Virginia Union University . The collection contains press office photographs from Wilder's time as governor, over 600 audio cassette tapes of Wilder's WRVA radio talk show as well as other speeches, and over 350 video cassettes of political events, campaign materials, and news appearances. A gallery located in
4575-400: The state capitol in Williamsburg, Henry Cary built Ampthill plantation in 1730 near Warwick. From 1750 to 1781, his son Archibald operated Falling Creek Ironworks at Warwick. Owing to port traffic, Warwick Road became a major thoroughfare through Southside for the next two centuries, especially as it enabled passage around the falls at the James. On the part of the James River west of
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#17327762465864650-452: The university's independent investigator concluded that Wilder did kiss the student without her consent. In response, Wilder provided a detailed rebuttal, in which he denied "non-consensual sexual contact” between Black and him. In addition, he denied retaliating against her by saying her position had been eliminated. Wilder also claimed the investigator ignored contradictory evidence, including his claim that Black called him eight times after
4725-459: The war, Wilder worked in the state medical examiner's office and pursued a master's degree in chemistry. In 1956 he changed his career plans and entered Howard University Law School . After graduating in 1959, he established a law practice in Richmond, the Virginia capital. Wilder married Eunice Montgomery in 1958. The couple had three children before divorcing in 1978: Lynn Diana; Lawrence Douglas Jr. ; and Loren Deane. Douglas Wilder had joined
4800-434: The way out to the Chippenham Parkway . The racial motivations behind this expansion led to a Supreme Court case City of Richmond v. United States and a moratorium on further annexations. As a part of the negotiations over the precise annexation, much of Bon Air to the west and the Ampthill property to the south (owned by DuPont) remained in Chesterfield County. The Powhite Parkway opened in 1973, connecting downtown to
4875-413: The widening of the Robious Road Corridor. Closer in towards Richmond, the Stony Point Fashion Park opened in 2003 (the same year as a similar outdoor mall concept called Short Pump Town Center opened in the West End of Richmond). Along the James River, Forest Hill Avenue has seen its own renaissance as some residents have preferred to stay in the city rather than move to the suburbs. Phenomena such as
4950-409: Was all about the moves, claiming no one could outdance him. Asked by interviewer Nick Spitzer in 2004 if he could dance, Mr. Wiggles told him, "I can do more tricks with my body than a monkey does with a peanut." Moon recalled how as a ten-year-old he "used to carry groceries, shine shoes, (and) carry newspapers" to make money. He and his friends formed a washboard band, and "I'd sing and dance and play
5025-448: Was built in 1967 and connected much of Southside from the Midlothian Turnpike to the Defense Supply Center, Richmond . Prior to the construction of I-95, the Route 1/Jefferson Davis Highway corridor was the county’s main thoroughfare. I-95 and Chippenham Pkwy siphoned traffic off both the Jeff Davis Corridor and the Belt Boulevard. During another annexation in 1970, Richmond took an additional 23 square miles from Chesterfield County all
5100-628: Was buried on the Southside of Richmond in Maury Cemetery . Mr. Wiggles & His Sound Of Soul Family – Sound Of Soul Records (2002) CD Mr. Wiggles Instrumental Soul – Sound Of Soul Records (2003) CD- SOS 115 Mr. Wiggles Again – Sound Of Soul Records (2004) CD- SOS 1002 Mr. Wiggles Classic Soul – Sound Of Soul Records (2004) CD Mr. Wiggles A Classic Soul Journey – Sound Of Soul Records CD Where Did Peace Go – Sound Of Soul Records (2005) CD Lookey Dookey - Rhythm & Blooz Records (Germany) CD- CR-CD-TTRB 5463 Southside (Richmond, Virginia) The Southside of Richmond
5175-453: Was completed in 1988. In 1973, Philip Morris USA opened a cigarette manufacturing plant along I-95 at Commerce Road. The McGuire VA Hospital opened in 1983. Before 1988, the main way to get from the Southside to the West End was via the Huguenot Bridge or by crossing the James River inside the Richmond city limits. This led to a minor rivalry in the 1980s where the West End had a bumper sticker that said "West End -- For Members Only" and
5250-415: Was elected governor on November 8, 1989, defeating Republican Marshall Coleman by a spread of less than half a percent . The narrow victory margin prompted a recount , which reaffirmed Wilder's election. Douglas Wilder was sworn in on January 13, 1990, by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. In recognition of his landmark achievement as the first elected African-American governor,
5325-412: Was involved in planning the unrealized United States National Slavery Museum . Wilder was born on January 17, 1931, in the segregated Church Hill neighborhood of Richmond. He is the son of Beulah Olive (Richards) and Robert Judson Wilder. He is the grandson of slaves, his paternal grandparents having been enslaved in Goochland County . The seventh of eight brothers and sisters, Wilder was named for
5400-938: Was reconstituted in 1881 as the Brighthope Railway and operated until World War I when it was disassembled and sent to France for the World War I effort. The city of Manchester rose to prominence through its 1831 Chesterfield Railroad and its 1853 successor the Richmond and Danville Railroad . Suburban rail stations along the R&;D led to development in Granite, Virginia (a mining quarry whose post office opened in 1872), Bon Air (the resort colony established 1877), Robious and Midlothian . These stops became industrial and residential centers in otherwise rural areas that often moved people and goods through Manchester and Richmond. Manchester also benefited from being
5475-468: Was refusing to respond to or answer any questions from either news reporters or patrons who had donated artifacts. Wilder made news in 2012 when he refused to support Barack Obama , the nation's first black president, for another term. He noted that he supported Obama in 2008, but said the president's tenure in the Oval Office thus far had been a disappointment. Wilder did not endorse Mitt Romney ,
5550-491: Was serious, but that he would siphon off enough black votes in a three-way race to hand the seat to the Republican nominee, Congressman Paul Trible . Pickett pulled out of the race, and Wilder abandoned plans to run for the Senate. In 1985 Wilder was narrowly elected as the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia on a Democratic ticket headed by Attorney General Gerald L. Baliles , the party's candidate for governor. Wilder
5625-410: Was the first African American to win a statewide election in Virginia. Aware that he needed to reach the swath of the state's majority-white electorate, Wilder had undertaken a two-month "back roads" campaign tour of the state, visiting Virginia's predominantly rural central and western regions and enhancing his name recognition across the state. In the 1989 campaign for governor of Virginia, Wilder had
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