![]() Additionally, Sylvia Copeland, from the Office of Congressman Donald McEachin, will read a message from Rep. Renna Ebron, of Lambda Psi Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Timothy Mays, of Franklin-Southampton Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and former chair of the Va. Board of Supervisors Chief Walt “Red Hawk” Brown of the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton Co. After the formal ceremony, attendees will visit the marker, located at the intersection of Route 35 and Meherrin Road in Courtland, to unveil the sign.Įvent speakers will include Carl Faison, of the Southampton Co. 11, beginning at 10 a.m., at Shiloh Baptist Church, located at 30188 Shiloh Road, Boykins (23827). The marker will be dedicated during a public ceremony on Saturday, Dec. ![]() RICHMOND – This weekend sponsors will dedicate a state historical marker issued by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources that highlights one legacy of enslaved preacher Nat Turner’s revolt in Southampton County, when after the uprising the severed head of a Black man was displayed on a post and left to decay, giving rise to the name of Blackhead Signpost Road, which was recently renamed. ![]() Contact: Randy Jones, Signpost Road was so named after the severed head of an enslaved man was set on a post and left to decay after Nat Turner’s revolt. ![]()
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