New Britain Township near Doylestown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Layle Lane (1893 - 1976), educator, social activist, humanitarian and political leader
July 13, 2019
1. Layle Lane (1893 - 1976), educator, social activist, humanitarian and political leader Marker
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Layle Lane (1893 - 1976), educator, social activist, humanitarian and political leader, lived and ran a camp for inner-city Philadelphia and New York, NY, youth on this property of 23 acres called Lacitadelle Camp (now Manor), named after the fortress in Haiti representing high ideals and principles. During the depression years (1930s), she ran a farm camp program (Co-op) at Lacitadelle to feed poor inner-city families in Philadelphia and New York. Layle played a major role in the first march on Washington in 1941, which passed the Fair Employment Practice Act and Commission under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In 1948, Layle played a major role in encouraging President Harry Truman to desegregate the American Military. This street, "Layle Lane", is the first street named after an African-American woman in Bucks County, PA.
Layle Lane (1893 - 1976), educator, social activist, humanitarian and political leader, lived and ran a camp for inner-city Philadelphia and New York, NY, youth on this property of 23 acres called Lacitadelle Camp (now Manor), named after the fortress in Haiti representing high ideals and principles. During the depression years (1930s), she ran a farm camp program (Co-op) at Lacitadelle to feed poor inner-city families in Philadelphia and New York. Layle played a major role in the first march on Washington in 1941, which passed the Fair Employment Practice Act and Commission under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In 1948, Layle played a major role in encouraging President Harry Truman to desegregate the American Military. This street, "Layle Lane", is the first street named after an African-American woman in Bucks County, PA.
Erected 2015 by Dr. Leonard L. & Professor Veronica B. Bethel, Doylestown Historical Society, PA.
10.888′ W. Marker is near Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in New Britain Township. Marker is at the intersection of Layle Lane and Ferry Road on Layle Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Layle Ln, Doylestown PA 18901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Layle Lane (1893 - 1976), educator, social activist, humanitarian and political leader Marker
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