Historical Marker
Captain Jonathan Caldwell
Historical marker location:
Felton, Delaware
( Marker is on Midstate Road (Delaware Route 12).)
Marker installed: 1959
In 1954, the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education was filed in the District of Delaware. The case, which challenged the constitutionality of racial segregation in public schools, was one of the most important civil rights cases in American history.