Near Lisbon in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Friendship CME Church

Photographed by Wesley Harris, July 9, 2020

1. Friendship CME Church Marker

Inscription. From 1965-1937, the Friendship CME Church served as the house of worship in Claiborne Parish where the Claiborne Parish Civic League (CLPL), a local activist organization, met and organized plans to bring fair and just changes throughout the parish and North Louisiana. The push for voter registration was a primary focus of the Claiborne Parish Civic League. Mr. Fred Lewis, CPCL President, led in bringing about an action in United States District Court in Shreveport challenging the constitutionality of the apportionment of the Claiborne Parish Police Jury and the Claiborne Parish School Board, which would affect an unfavorable voting outcome of an election. The court declared that the police jury and school board of Claiborne Parish were malapportioned in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. This decree resulted in less intimidating and more equitable voting experiences for African-Americans throughout the parish. Soon thereafter, African-Americans were being elected to local offices and being appointed to serve in capacities that were previously off-limits to them.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.

Location. 32° 51.325′ N, 92° 52.612′ W. Marker is near Lisbon, Louisiana, in Claiborne Parish. It is on Friendship Road just west of Wright Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1526 Friendship Rd, Homer LA 71040, 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

Photographed by Wesley Harris, July 9, 2020

2. Friendship CME Church Marker

markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sheriff Pat Garrett (approx. 4.6 miles away); T. H. Harris (approx. 6.2 miles away); Arizona Academy Site (approx. 6.6 miles away); Arizona Methodist Church (approx. 6.6 miles away); Cane Ridge / James W. Nicholson (approx. 7.8 miles away); Scottsville / Corney Bayou (approx. 8.7 miles away); Alabama Methodist Church (approx. 8.8 miles away); White Lightning (approx. 10.2 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2021, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 977 times since then and 68 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 23, 2021, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. 2. submitted on August 24, 2021, by Wesley Harris of Ruston, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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