Coastal Virginia Unitarian Universalists (formerly The Unitarian Church of Norfolk) has a rich history that includes a heritage of social justice.

During the 1950’s and 1960’s the congregation was actively involved in the civil rights struggle and the campaign to overthrow Jim Crow laws. The congregation fought for  LGBT rights and HIV awareness and prevention since then, and most recently in marriage equality, environmental and climate issues surrounding the Chesapeake Bay.

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James H. Thomas, 23, of Washington D.C., boards an Arnold Bus at 12th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW for a trip to Virginia on June 4, 1946, the day after the Supreme Court ruling outlawing Jim Crow seating on interstate buses.