Olde Huntersville in Norfolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Ella J. Baker

(1903-1896)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 19, 2019

1. Ella J. Baker Marker

Inscription. Ella Baker, born in Norfolk, was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement for five decades. In the 1940s she was a field secretary with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and later served as its director of branches. Baker helped to establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957 working alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In 1960 she helped to launch the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and she served as mentor to a generation of young activists. A strong proponent of grassroots leadership. Baker believed: “Give people light they will find a way.”

Erected 2009 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number KV-20.)

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

Location. 36° 51.774′ N, 76° 16.73′ W. Marker is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in Olde Huntersville. It is at the intersection of Church Street (U.S. 460) and Fremont Street,

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on the right when traveling south on Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1646 Church St, 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: United Order of Tents (within shouting distance of this marker); Elmwood Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Cedar Grove Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Elmwood Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); West Point Monument at Elmwood Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); West Point Monument

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 19, 2019

2. Ella J. Baker Marker

(approx. 0.4 miles away); West Point Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Attucks Theater Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.

Photographed by Virginian Pilot Photo

3. Ella Baker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 6, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,576 times since then and 121 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 6, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.