Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
We Shall Not Be Moved
South Carolina Students Activism and the Supreme Court
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Photographed by Dave W, May 13, 2023
1. We Shall Not Be Moved Marker
By the 1960s, the South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP established a reputation for utilizing direct protest and court-centered litigation to dismantle the legal foundations of racial segregation. The organizations team of brilliant legal minds successfully argued cases to equalize teacher salaries, end the "whites only" Democratic Party, and abolish segregation in public schools and transportation. Following the emergence of the student protest movement in the spring of 1960, NAACP lawyers provided legal assistance to arrested students. Of the hundreds of sit-in cases prosecuted nationally, the United States Supreme Court heard 17, including four from South Carolina. Three of those cases, Peterson v. Greenville (1963), Barr v. Columbia (1964) and Bouie v. Columbia (1964), established durable precedents striking down state-enforced segregation and affirming protesters' right to free speech and access to public spaces. The 1964 decisions helped ensure the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Erected by Columbia SC 63.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1960.
Location. 34° 0.344′ N, 81°
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Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in 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: Canal Dime Savings Bank / Bouie v. City of Columbia (1964) (within shouting distance of this marker); Sylvan Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Taylor Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 'We Kept the Fire Going' (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Efird's Department Store/Mast General Store (about 400 feet away); Speaking Truth to Power (about 400 feet away); W.T. Grant Building (about 500 feet away); Lever Building (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
Photographed by Dave W, May 13, 2023
2. We Shall Not Be Moved Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 266 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 15, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
