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.