Calvert Square in Norfolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Plummer Bernard Young Sr. (1884-1962)
Photographed By Brandon D Cross, January 23, 2018
1. Plummer Bernard Young Sr. (1884-1962) Marker
Inscription.
Plummer Bernard Young Sr. (1884-1962). . North Carolina native Plummer Bernard (P.B.) Young moved to Norfolk in 1907 to work at the Lodge Journal and Guide, the newspaper of an African American fraternal organization. He bought the paper in 1910, expanded its scope, and renamed it the Journal and Guide. By the 1940s, it was among the most widely circulated African American weeklies in the nation, and Young became one of the Virginia’s most influential black citizens. His newspaper championed racial equality, urging better housing, schools, jobs and municipal services for African Americans. Young, a trustee of Howard University and Hampton Institute, also chaired the advisory board of what is now Norfolk State University.
North Carolina native Plummer Bernard (P.B.) Young moved to Norfolk in 1907 to work at the Lodge Journal and Guide, the newspaper of an African American fraternal organization. He bought the paper in 1910, expanded its scope, and renamed it the Journal and Guide. By the 1940s, it was among the most widely circulated African American weeklies in the nation, and Young became one of the Virginia’s most influential black citizens. His newspaper championed racial equality, urging better housing, schools, jobs and municipal services for African Americans. Young, a trustee of Howard University and Hampton Institute, also chaired the advisory board of what is now Norfolk State University.
Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number WY-20.)
Location. 36° 51.298′ N, 76° 16.768′ W. Marker is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in Calvert Square. Marker is on
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Church Street (U.S. 460) north of East Olney Road, on the right when traveling north. Located west of the Vivian C. Mason Arts & Technology Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 E Olney Rd, Norfolk VA 23504, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 24, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 340 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on January 24, 2018, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
