Manchester in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Dorothy Height

(1912-2010)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 29, 2019

1. Dorothy Height Marker

Inscription. Dorothy I. Height, civil rights leader, was born in Richmond and lived in this neighborhood until 1916. For more than 50 years she worked for racial justice and gender equality. Serving on the national staff of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) from 1944 to 1977, Height fostered interracial dialogue and moved the YWCA toward full integration. As president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years, she promoted economic development and voting rights and advised United States presidents. She worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and was a chief organizer of the March on Washington in 1963. Height was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994.

Erected 2019 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA 87.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list.

Location. 37° 31.182′ N, 77° 26.753′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Manchester. It

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is at the intersection of Hull Street (U.S. 360) and East 14th Street, on the left when traveling west on Hull Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1400 Hull Street, Richmond VA 23224, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

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,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dr. Dorothy Irene Height (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Baptist Church of South Richmond (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonel Thomas Stegge, Jr. (approx. ¼ mile away); The African Church of Manchester (approx. half a mile away); Manchester Lodge No. 14 (approx. half a mile away); Here Rest More Than One Hundred (approx. 0.6

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 29, 2019

2. Dorothy Height Marker

miles away); Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge (approx. 0.7 miles away); Manchester Canal (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Other markers no longer nearby. Manchester Elliott Grays (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed); Belle Isle Rolling Milling and Slitting Manufactory (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

<i>Eleanor Roosevelt receiving the Mary McLeod Bethune Human Rights Award from Dorothy Height...</i> image. Click for full size.

Photo courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, November 12, 1960

3. Eleanor Roosevelt receiving the Mary McLeod Bethune Human Rights Award from Dorothy Height...

Full title is: Eleanor Roosevelt receiving the Mary McLeod Bethune Human Rights Award from Dorothy Height, president of the National Council of Negro Women at the Council's Silver Anniversary Dinner in New York, November 12, 1960

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2019, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 767 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2019, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on April 15, 2019.