General Thomas Sumter

Historical marker location:

Gordonsville, Virginia

( Marker is at the intersection of Gordonsville Road (Virginia Route 231) and Klockner Road, on the right when traveling north on Gordonsville Road.)

Marker installed: 2000

In 1954, the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, which declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional, originated from a lawsuit filed by parents in Virginia.