‘It was not about me’: Halifax centenarian rejects House honor she never approved

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 1,208

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Edith Younger Edmunds was at home in Halifax County, the same place she has lived for a century, when her daughter walked into the room on Friday with unexpected news.

Amy Edmunds told her mother she had seen a video on Facebook showing U.S. Rep. John McGuire honoring her two days earlier on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., 160 miles away, for Black History Month.

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