Refuge from Horror

Historical marker location:

4054 Plank Rd, Fredericksburg, Virginia

( Marker can be reached from Old Salem Church Road near Plank Road (Virginia Route 3).)

The Battle of Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park.

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.