A state historical marker approved by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) will be unveiled Saturday, October 4, for The Stewart Sisters v. The Steamer Sue, a late 19th century federal court case that became an impetus for the establishment of the Mutual United Brotherhood of Liberty, a forerunner of the NAACP.
The dedication ceremony will be held at noon, at New Jerusalem Baptist Church, 2695 Kings Mill Road, Kinsale. The marker unveiling will take place at the marker’s location a few yards east of 13890 Cople Highway in Kinsale.
The marker will read: “The Stewart Sisters v. The Steamer Sue, On 15 Aug. 1884, Virginia-born sisters Martha and Winnie Stewart, Mary Johnson, and Lucy Jones were denied first-class quarters because of their race when traveling on….
