Historical Marker
1 North Boulevard
Historical marker location:
1 North Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia
( Marker is on North Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Virginia Route 161) north of West Main Street (Virginia Route 147), on the right when traveling north.)
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.