Tuskegee Institute in Macon County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Tuskegee Civic Association
— The Tuskegee Civil Rights and Historic Trail —
Photographed By Jerry Klinger, September 20, 2019
1. Tuskegee Civic Association Marker
Inscription.
Tuskegee Civic Association. . The Tuskegee Civic Association, whose offices were located here, started out of The Men’s Meeting of the 1920s and the Tuskegee Men’s Club of the 1930s. On April 13, 1941, in order to increase its effectiveness and to embrace all segments of the population, the club amended its constitution and changed its name to The Tuskegee Civic Association (TCA). The organization focused on civic education, voter registration, political education, community welfare and economic education. Consequently, due to Tuskegee’s all white city government’s attempt to disenfranchise black voters by gerrymandering the city limits, the TCA decided to initiate a city-wide selective buying campaign (Trade With Your Friends). This prompted an immediate response by State of Alabama officials to begin efforts to suppress it by discouraging and discrediting its members. By the end of July 1957, the state attorney-general (and future governor) John Patterson led multiple raids against the TCA offices. The TCA continued its successful boycott until 1960.
The Tuskegee Civic Association, whose offices were located here, started out of The Men’s Meeting of the 1920s and the Tuskegee Men’s Club of the 1930s. On April 13, 1941, in order to increase its effectiveness and to embrace all segments of the population, the club amended its constitution and changed its name to The Tuskegee Civic Association (TCA). The organization focused on civic education, voter registration, political education, community welfare and economic education. Consequently, due to Tuskegee’s all white city government’s attempt to disenfranchise black voters by gerrymandering the city limits, the TCA decided to initiate a city-wide selective buying campaign (Trade With Your Friends). This prompted an immediate response by State of Alabama officials to begin efforts to suppress it by discouraging and discrediting its members. By the end of July 1957, the state attorney-general (and future governor) John Patterson led multiple raids against the TCA offices. The TCA continued its successful boycott until 1960.
Erected 2019 by City of Tuskegee, Tuskegee University Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation. (Marker Number 5.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans
Location. 32° 25.727′ N, 85° 42.47′ W. Marker is in Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, in Macon County. Marker is at the intersection of West Montgomery Road and Chambliss Street, on the left when traveling west on West Montgomery Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1103 West Montgomery Road, Tuskegee Institute AL 36088, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. Dedication program and associated map of trail.
All thirteen new markers were dedicated on September 20th, 2019 at the Tuskegee Municipal Complex.
Please note #1 on the map, Amelia Boynton Robinson marker is actually on Franklin Road, NNW of Tuskegee University, near Boy Scout Circle.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 3, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 360 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 21, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 2. submitted on September 27, 2019, by Jerry Klinger of Boynton Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on October 3, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.