Alexandria, VA – A ceremony will be held on March 8 to unveil a new plaque at the new Minnie Howard Campus. The plaque honors the two families who pushed to integrate the old Minnie Howard in 1960. Maydell Casey Belk, as well as Stanley O. and Julia Adams Bradby, fought with the NAACP’s support, to make sure their children received a better education.
Additionally, the plaque recognized others who played a role in the integration of all of Alexamdroa’s public schools.
Minnie Howard was not the first school to be integrated in the city. According to the Office of Historic Alexandria, Black students entered Hammond the year before.
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