New Kent in New Kent County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Calvin Coolidge Green, Th.D., Ed.D., Ph.D. (1931-2011)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

1. Calvin Coolidge Green, Th.D., Ed.D., Ph.D. (1931-2011) Marker

Inscription. Dr. Calvin C. Green, civil rights activist, led the movement for school integration in New Kent County. An educator, pastor, Korean War veteran, and later a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, Green chartered the New Kent branch of the NAACP in 1960 and was its president for 16 years. After the county school board denied his petition to desegregate schools, Green worked with other county residents and his state NAACP to file a federal lawsuit in 1965 in the name of Charles C. Green, his youngest son. On 27 May 1968, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Green v. New Kent Co. that localities must swiftly integrate public schools, leading to a decline in school segregation across the U.S.

Erected 2020 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number WO-41.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 27, 1968.

Location. 37° 30.975′ N, 76° 58.853′ W. Marker is in New Kent, Virginia, in New Kent County.

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It is on New Kent Highway (Virginia Route 249) west of Route 648, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11825 New Kent Hwy, New Kent VA 23124, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula

and in Coastal Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: New Kent School (within shouting distance of this marker); The Wilson House: Witness to Three Centuries (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); A Tale of Three Structures (about 500 feet away); John Parke Custis / Martha Dandridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Martha Washington's Birthplace

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

2. Calvin Coolidge Green, Th.D., Ed.D., Ph.D. (1931-2011) Marker

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Welcome to New Kent (approx. 0.2 miles away); Samuel Wilson Crump (1919-1995) (approx. 0.2 miles away); James Lafayette (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Kent.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,032 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.