Harpers Ferry in Jefferson County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

The Black Americans

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 3, 2017

1. The Black Americans Marker

Inscription.

In memory of
The Black Americans
who fought here
for freedom
from human slavery

June, 1976

Erected 1976 by the Assn for Study of Afro-American Life and History & Amoco Foundation, Inc.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Civil Rights • War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 19.503′ N, 77° 44.456′ W. Memorial is in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Storer College Place, on the left when traveling east on Fillmore Street. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Curtis Freewill Baptist Church, Harpers Ferry WV 25425, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in the Eastern Panhandle.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Camp Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Virginia Lodge No. 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Storer College Veterans Memorial Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Foundations of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); The Appalachian Trail and Benton MacKaye (within shouting distance of this marker); Harpers Ferry / John Brown’s Fort

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(within shouting distance of this marker); The Niagara Movement (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named A Land Divided (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harpers Ferry.

Other markers no longer nearby. Church and School (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); A Land Divided (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Storer College. (Submitted on May 21, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Storer College Digital Collection. (Submitted on May 21, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 3, 2017

2. The Black Americans Marker

At the entrance to Curtis Freewill Baptist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.