Greenwood in Albemarle County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

“The Albemarle 26”

Pioneers of Equality in Education

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 11, 2023

1. “The Albemarle 26” Marker

Inscription. On 3 Sept. 1963, nine years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation of public schools unconstitutional, 26 African-American students formerly enrolled at all-black schools desegregated Albemarle High School, Stone-Robinson Elementary School, and Greenwood School.

Faced by state efforts to deny equal education opportunity through such measures as Passive Resistance and the Pupil Placement Board, these students, with the leadership and support of their parents and community members, courageously sought and obtained the equal education deserved by all.

Three students formerly at Virginia L. Murray Elementary School in Ivy, Virginia, were the first to desegregate Greenwood School, located 0.3 miles away at 7560 Greenwood Station Road in Greenwood, Virginia:

Ceadric Washington, Ronald Washington, Zelita Washington.

Erected 2019 by Albemarle County Public Schools.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical date for this entry is September 3, 1963.

Location. 38° 3.298′ N, 78° 45.355′ W. Marker is in Greenwood, Virginia, in Albemarle County. Marker is on Greenwood Road (County Route 691) 0.2 miles north of Greenwood

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Station Road (County Route 690), on the right when traveling north. It is at the Greenwood Community Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 850 Greenwood Rd, Greenwood VA 22943, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Mirador (approx. 1.7 miles away); VDOT Workers’ Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Rothwell Family ... / Elisha Wm. Robertson ... (approx. 2.6 miles away); a different marker also named Mirador (approx. 2.6 miles away); Crozet (approx. 3.2 miles away); The History of the Rockfish Gap Country Store (approx. 3.3 miles away); Miller School (approx. 4.2 miles away); Albemarle County / Nelson County (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenwood.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. There are three historical markers in Albemarle County with this title. For all three markers, the first paragraph is the same.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, October 11, 2023

2. “The Albemarle 26” Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2023, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.

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