Historical Marker

William Holding Echols

Historical marker location:
No. 34 East Lawn, Charlottesville, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from the East Lawn.)
Marker installed: 1949

1859–1934.

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.
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