Columbia in Boone County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

In Loving Memory of Mrs. Beulah Ralph

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 21, 2021

1. In Loving Memory of Mrs. Beulah Ralph Marker

Inscription.
Community leader, mentor, and educator for 56 years with the Columbia Public School District. During this time she developed and directed the Home School Communicator Program. This program, Mrs. Ralph's contribution to Columbia's Civil Rights era, was designed in 1967 to advocate education and opportunity for all. Countless youth and families benefitted from her guiding hand, tireless dedication, and high expectations.

"If there ever was a person who carried the zeal for fostering individual dignity, racial equality, understanding, peace-making and solving problems through non-violence, it was Beulah Ralph." - Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.

Location. 38° 57.318′ N, 92° 20.03′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Missouri, in Boone County. It is at the intersection of North Providence Road (State Highway 163) and Boone Drive, on the right when traveling north on North Providence Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310 N Providence Rd, Columbia MO 65203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Little Dixie

and in the Missouri River Corridor.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

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,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: African American Heritage Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Douglass Park and Pool, Russell Chapel (about 500 feet away); 3rd Street Market, Blue & White Café, and the Harvey House (about 500 feet away); African-American Heritage Trail (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named African-American Heritage Trail (about 600 feet away); The Wynna Faye Tapp-Elbert Memorial Amphitheater (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named African-American Heritage Trail (about 700 feet away); a different marker also named African-American Heritage Trail (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Also see . . . African-American Heritage Trail complete, ready to teach. Columbia Missourian website entry (Submitted on April 24, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 21, 2021

2. In Loving Memory of Mrs. Beulah Ralph Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 874 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.