A state historical marker highlighting the history of the Antioch (Rosenwald) School at Susan will be dedicated at 1 p.m. Sunday at Antioch Baptist Church, 110 Antioch Road in Mathews. The event is free and open to the public. Those attending may park in the church’s parking lot. A reception will be held inside the fellowship hall following the marker’s unveiling. The dedication will open with a brief ceremony, with the Rev. Sean Cummings of Antioch delivering remarks and an invocation. The Rev. Dr. MarQuita Carmichael, former pastor of the church, will offer a statement of libation. Speakers will include Edith Turner, president of the Mathews Branch of the NAACP; Joanna Knight, DHR’s architectural historian for Virginia’s Eastern Region; and Janice Burgess, chairperson of the Antioch School Committee. The story of Antioch (Rosenwald) School in Mathews County began around 1869, the year black men in the Susan community built a log school at the urging of black women, said a press relea...