Chapel Hill in Orange County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Chapel Hill Nine

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021

1. The Chapel Hill Nine Marker

Inscription.
On this site, February 28, 1960, nine Lincoln High School students ignited the Direct Action Civil Rights Movement in Chapel hill with the first sit-in at Colonial Drug.

The Chapel Hill Nine William Cureton, 18 • John Farrington, 17 • Harold Foster, 18 • Earl Geer, 16 • Dave Mason Jr., 17 • Clarence Merritt Jr., 17 • James Merritt, 16 • 'Clyde' Douglas Perry, 17 • Albert Williams, 16

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is February 28, 1960.

Location. 35° 54.641′ N, 79° 3.747′ W. Marker is in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in Orange County. It is on West Franklin Street just west of Basnight Lane North when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 452 1/2 W Franklin St, Chapel Hill NC 27516, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and in the Research Triangle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in

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the North Atlantic Region,

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: Navy B-1 Band (within shouting distance of this marker); Hargraves (approx. 0.2 miles away); Elizabeth Cotten (approx. 0.4 miles away); Journey of Reconciliation (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kuralt Building (approx. half a mile away); University Florist (approx. half a mile away); Carolina Coffee Shop (approx. half a mile away); Old Sawpit Site (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chapel Hill.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021

2. The Chapel Hill Nine Marker

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 23, 2021

3. The Chapel Hill Nine Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 860 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.