Littleton in Halifax County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Ella Baker

1903-1986

Photographed by Nadia K. Orton, July 17, 2015

1. Ella Baker Marker

Inscription. Civil rights leader. She organized the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, April 1960, at Shaw University. Her childhood home ¼ mi. E.

Erected 2012 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number E-120.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Government & Politics • Women. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is April 30, 1960.

Location. 36° 26.306′ N, 77° 54.148′ W. Marker is in Littleton, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is at the intersection of East South Main Street (U.S. 158) and Kirkland Street, on the right when traveling east on East South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2256 US-158, Littleton NC 27850, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the

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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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Plummer Bernard Young (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Willis Alston, Jr. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Littleton College (approx. 0.9 miles away); Person's Ordinary (approx. one mile away); Raleigh and Gaston Railroad (approx. 5.4 miles away); Nathaniel Macon (approx. 5.7 miles away); a different marker also named Nathaniel Macon (approx. 6 miles away); Walter Clark (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Littleton.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Nathaniel Macon (was approx. 5.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Ella Josephine Baker. (Submitted on July 30, 2015, by Nadia K. Orton of Chesapeake, Virginia.)

Additional commentary.
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Ella Baker Marker looking west along US Highway 158 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, August 9, 2024

2. Ella Baker Marker looking west along US Highway 158

Marker repaired and re-installed after damage.
The marker was damaged in 2019 and placed in storage. It has now been repaired and was rededicated on April 8th, 2022.

— Submitted April 13, 2022.

Ella Josephine Baker (December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Fair Use - Creative Commons, circa 1964

3. Ella Josephine Baker (December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2015, by Nadia K. Orton of Chesapeake, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,097 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on May 4, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on July 30, 2015, by Nadia K. Orton of Chesapeake, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 10, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 3. submitted on April 13, 2022. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.