Cherrydale in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Stratford Junior High School

Photographed By Kevin Vincent, April 29, 2012

1. Stratford Junior High School

Inscription. On February 2, 1959, Stratford Jr. High became the first racially integrated school in Virginia. The long battle to integrate Virginia's public schools followed the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which held that racially segregated public schools are unconstitutional. The integration of Stratford signaled the end of Virginia's policy of “massive resistance,” which involved closing schools rather than integrating them. The school was built in 1951 in the international architectural style and named for Robert E. Lee's birthplace. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 2004 by Arlington County, Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1864.

Location. 38° 54.04′ N, 77° 6.71′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Cherrydale. Marker is on North Vacation Lane east of 23rd Street North, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4100 N Vacation Lane, Arlington VA 22207, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Taking Action: Dorothy M. Bigelow Hamm (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Taking Action: Barbara Johns

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(about 500 feet away); Take Action! (about 500 feet away); Taking Action: E. Leslie Hamm, Jr. (about 500 feet away); Taking Action: Michael Jones, Gloria Thompson, Ronald Deskins, Lance Newman (about 500 feet away); Cherrydale (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cherrydale Volunteer Firehouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cherrydale Drug Fair Sit-In (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Also see . . . Stratford Junior High School (pdf file). National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on May 30, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia.)

Stratford Junior High School, which has been renamed the Dorothy Hamm Middle School image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 15, 2021

2. Stratford Junior High School, which has been renamed the Dorothy Hamm Middle School

Photographed By Kevin Vincent, May 28, 2012

3. Stratford Junior High School

The main entrance to the school.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. This page has been viewed 904 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 28, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. 2. submitted on June 15, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on May 30, 2012, by Kevin Vincent of Arlington, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.