Falls Church, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Plans to Fight the Ordinance

[Mary Ellen Meriwether and Dr. Edwin B. Henderson]

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 27, 2021

1. Plans to Fight the Ordinance Marker

Inscription. Local residents, regional & national Civil Rights leaders met here, making plans to fight the ordinance. The family received many death threats, and the KKK burned a cross in their yard.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 38° 52.852′ N, 77° 10.531′ W. Marker is in Falls Church, Virginia. It is on South Maple Avenue just north of Wallace Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 315 S Maple Ave, Falls Church VA 22046, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in 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

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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. Edwin Bancroft Henderson (1883-1977) (here, next to this marker); The ordinance passed… (here, next to this marker); In 2013 (here, next to this marker); Colored Citizens Protective League (here, next to this marker); Sears Kit Home (a few steps from this marker); Home of Mary Ellen Meriwether (Miss Nellie) and Dr. Edwin B. Henderson (EB) (a few steps from this marker); Betsy Read (1846-1895) (a few steps from this marker); Harriet Brice (1824 - 1913) (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Falls Church.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Henderson House (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Additional keywords. segregation; Ku Klux Klan; racial terrorism

Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.