A new historical marker in New Kent County commemorates the court battle that help desegregate Virginia's public schools.
“I don’t think anybody knew at the time which way it was going to go," Charles Green, Dr. Calvin Coolidge Green's son, recalled. "It actually took three years from 65 when it was first filed to 1968 when it was adjudicated and decided.”
That case of Green vs. School Board of New Kent County was filed by Dr. Green with the help of community members and the NAACP after the school board denied his petition to desegregate schools.
"It started as something small," said Green's youngest son, Charles, who the court case was named after. "And I hope people can see how important they can be from grass-roots level and you never know where it's going to go. But if you don’t say anything, you won’t get anything in return."
The case was eventually be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1968. The high court sided with Green to "ensure racial balance in schools," according to the Virgina Musuem of History and Culture.
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