Historical Marker
Post-Appomattox Tragedy
Historical marker location:
New Market, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) and Monument Lane (Virginia Route 828), on the left when traveling north on Old Valley Pike.)
Marker installed: 1999
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.