Calvert Square in Norfolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Plummer Bernard Young Sr. (1884-1962)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 23, 2018

1. Plummer Bernard Young Sr. (1884-1962) Marker

Inscription. North Carolina native Plummer Bernard (P.B.) Young moved to Norfolk in 1907 to work at the Lodge Journal and Guide, the newspaper of an African American fraternal organization. He bought the paper in 1910, expanded its scope, and renamed it the Journal and Guide. By the 1940s, it was among the most widely circulated African American weeklies in the nation, and Young became one of the Virginia’s most influential black citizens. His newspaper championed racial equality, urging better housing, schools, jobs and municipal services for African Americans. Young, a trustee of Howard University and Hampton Institute, also chaired the advisory board of what is now Norfolk State University.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number WY-20.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Communications • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists.

Location. 36° 51.298′ N, 76° 16.768′ W. Marker is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in Calvert Square. It is on Church

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Street (U.S. 460) north of East Olney Road, on the right when traveling north. Located west of the Vivian C. Mason Arts & Technology Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 E Olney Rd, Norfolk VA 23504, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Attucks Theatre (about 700 feet away); Hospital of St. Vincent dePaul (about 800 feet away); Evelyn Thomas Butts (about 800 feet away); a different marker also named Attucks Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Cavalry Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Attucks Theater Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 23, 2018

2. Plummer Bernard Young Sr. (1884-1962) Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 603 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.