Grambling in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
LaFayette Franklin "Fate" Richmond
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
1. LaFayette Franklin "Fate" Richmond Marker
LaFayette Fate Richmond was born in 1864 & led the establishment of the North Louisiana Colored Agricultural Relief Association. The goal was to promote economic self-sufficiency for African Americans and racial uplift through Vocational training. The Association set about establishing an industrial school for the area's children and requested that Booker T. Washington send a teacher to operate the school. Washington then sent Charles P Adams who, along with the Association, founded the Colored Industrial and Agricultural School in 1901 which would later become Grambling State University.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education.
Location. 32° 32.281′ N, 92° 42.83′ W. Marker is in Grambling, Louisiana, in Lincoln Parish. It is on Legends Avenue 0.3 miles south of Interstate 20, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 Legends Avenue, Grambling LA 71245, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, 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: Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones, Sr. (here, next to this marker); Bernie T. Woodard (here, next to this marker); Frederick Hobdy (here, next to this marker); Judson Hartwell Grambling
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More about this marker. Located in the Grambling Walk of Fame/Legends Square
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
2. LaFayette Franklin "Fate" Richmond Marker
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 14, 2020
3. Grambling Walk of Fame/Legends Square
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 741 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
