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

Freedom of Choice

Integration of Goochland High School

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, June 26, 2024

1. Freedom of Choice Marker

Inscription. At this site in 1965, eleven years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation of public schools unconstitutional, fourteen Black students desegregated Goochland High School. Despite Virginia's Massive Resistance efforts, these students, with the support of their parents, community and the NAACP, obtained equal access to education. All went on to be successful in their future endeavors.

Listed by entering grade level, they were:
Ronald Jewell, 12th
Frances Copeland, 11th
Priscilla Copeland, 10th
Aretha Robinson, 10th
John Jewell, 9th
Patricia Diane Lewis, 9th
Jacqueline Carroll, 8th
Rose Ellis, 8th
Linda Glover, 8th
Diane Holland, 8th
Michaelle O. Johnson, 8th
Darnell McCowin, 8th
Eva J. Miles, 8th
Sarena Robinson, 8th

Erected 2024 by Goochland County Historical Society. (Marker Number M3.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.

Location. 37° 41.668′ N, 77° 53.27′ W. Marker is in Goochland, Virginia, in Goochland County. Marker can be reached from Sandy Hook Road (U.S. 522) north of River Road West (Virginia Route 6)

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, on the left when traveling north. Located in front of the Goochland County Administration Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1800 Sandy Hook Rd, Goochland VA 23063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Goochland County Courthouse (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Goochland County Courthouse (approx. 0.8 miles away); Old Clerk's Office (approx. 0.8 miles away); In Memory of All Veterans (approx. 0.8 miles away); Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Goochland's Courthouse Square (approx. 0.8 miles away); Goochland Courthouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); Goochland's Jail (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Goochland.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, June 26, 2024

2. Freedom of Choice Marker

Goochland County Administration Building (formerly the Goochland County High School) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, June 26, 2024

3. Goochland County Administration Building (formerly the Goochland County High School)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 26, 2024, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 53 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 26, 2024, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.