Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Douglass High School

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 10, 2026

1. Douglass High School Marker

Inscription.

Douglass High School. . In honor of Douglass High School veterans 1941 - 1968, In honor of Douglass High School bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers 1941 - 1968, In honor of Douglass High School guidance counselors, librarians, secretaries 1941 - 1968, In honor of Douglass High School principals and teachers 1941 - 1968, Welcome to . our journey . our life, . our story . (y)our history. MLK 'I Have A Dream' Committee and MLK Diversity Engagement Foundation Established 1990, Incorporated 2021, Loudoun/Douglass Alumni Association LDAA Established 1984.

"Our duty as citizens is to provide the best educational facilities possible for our children." Welton H. Henderson, Principal Leesburg Training School 1934 - 1935 Loudoun County-Wide League Established 1938.

NAACP Loudoun Branch Established 1940, Edwin Washington Society Established 2014.

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits. Michael Phelps, Olympic Swimmer. Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we are waiting for. We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama. When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are. Oprah Winfrey.

Douglass High School was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 1992., Desegregation in Loudoun County did not happen until the end of the 1967-1968 school year.,

If a man don't know, a man don't know. Always ask questions. Isaac J. Daniel, DHS Teacher. Doesn't matter if you finish at the top of the class or the bottom of the class, there is learning at both ends. George Barrett, Jr., DHS Teacher. Without education, there is no home for our people and without hope, our future is lost. Charles Hamilton Houston. There's a huckleberry, a blueberry and a strawberry, but you're in a Library. Otha Butler, DHS Teacher.

In honor of our teachers 1941 - 1968. May you always have a belief in the worth and dignity of your fellow man and gauge your life accordingly. Stephen M. Syndor, DHS Principal.

In honor of Douglass High School veterans
1941 - 1968

In honor of Douglass High School bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers
1941 - 1968

In honor of Douglass High School guidance counselors, librarians, secretaries
1941 - 1968

In honor of Douglass High School principals & teachers
1941 - 1968

Welcome to • our journey • our life, • our story • (y)our history
MLK 'I Have A Dream' Committee & MLK Diversity Engagement Foundation
Established 1990, Incorporated 2021

Loudoun/Douglass Alumni Association
LDAA
Established 1984

"Our duty as citizens is to provide the best educational facilities possible for our children."
Welton H. Henderson, Principal
Leesburg Training School 1934 - 1935
Loudoun County-Wide League
Established 1938

NAACP
Loudoun Branch
Established 1940

Edwin Washington Society
Established 2014

There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no limits.
Michael Phelps, Olympic Swimmer
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we are waiting for. We are the
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change that we seek.
Barack Obama
When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.
Oprah Winfrey

Douglass High School was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 24, 1992.

Desegregation in Loudoun County did not happen until the end of the 1967-1968 school year.

If a man don't know, a man don't know. Always ask questions.
Isaac J. Daniel, DHS Teacher
Doesn't matter if you finish at the top of the class or the bottom of the class, there is learning at both ends.
George Barrett, Jr., DHS Teacher Without education, there is no home for our people and without hope, our future is lost.
Charles Hamilton Houston
There's a huckleberry, a blueberry and a strawberry, but you're in a Library.
Otha Butler, DHS Teacher

In honor of our teachers
1941 - 1968
May you always have a belief in the worth and dignity of your fellow man and gauge your life accordingly.
Stephen M. Syndor, DHS Principal

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Military. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 39° 6.599′ N, 77° 33.272′ W.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 10, 2026

2. Douglass High School Marker

Memorial is in Leesburg, Virginia, in Loudoun County. It is on East Market Street just west of Sycolin Road Southeast, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 407 E Market St, Leesburg VA 20176, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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 the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Douglass High School (a few steps from this marker); Douglass Community School (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Craven Lynched, 31 July 1902 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Daniel, Hankerson, Knox Building

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 10, 2026

3. Douglass High School Marker

(within shouting distance of this marker); Tribute to the County-Wide League (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (about 500 feet away); Barack Hussein Obama (about 600 feet away); Tuskegee Airmen (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Leesburg.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 10, 2026

4. Douglass High School Marker

Sculpture near the grand entrance to the school image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 10, 2026

5. Sculpture near the grand entrance to the school

Upward Struggle
This work represents the resilience
of the Black community and
the struggle for equal education

Jeffery L. Hall, Sculptor
2023

The Historic Douglass High School Education & Development Campus Map image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 10, 2026

6. The Historic Douglass High School Education & Development Campus Map

Frederick Douglass bench image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Rozzelle, July 7, 2026

7. Frederick Douglass bench

Frederick Douglass bench plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Rozzelle, July 7, 2026

8. Frederick Douglass bench plaque

Close-up of Douglass High School Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Rozzelle, July 7, 2026

9. Close-up of Douglass High School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 49 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 11, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 7, 8, 9. submitted on July 12, 2026, by David Rozzelle of Knoxville, Tennessee.

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