Historical Marker
Fairfax
Historical marker location:
21 South Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia
( Marker is on South Arthur Ashe Boulevard (Virginia Route 161) north of West Cary 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.