(FILE) (Source: Pixabay) By NBC12 Newsroom | April 20, 2021 at 11:32 AM EDT - Updated April 20 at 12:15 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Governor Ralph Northam announced five new state historical highway markers that recognize African American history in the commonwealth.
The historical markers were submitted by Virginia students through the second annual Black History Month Historical Marker Contest.
The Black History Month Historical Marker Contest invites students, teachers, and families to learn more about African Americans who have made important contributions to Virginia history and submit ideas for new historical markers to the Department of Historical Resources.
The following is a list of winners of the new markers: