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Williamston in Martin County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Freedom Rallies

 
 
Freedom Rallies Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dave W, June 1, 2023
1. Freedom Rallies Marker
Inscription. Mass meetings at Green Memorial Church for 32 days, June-July 1963, & nonviolent marches, led to the desegregation of local public facilities.
 
Erected 2011 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number B-67.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansChurches & ReligionCivil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.
 
Location. 35° 51.492′ N, 77° 2.957′ W. Marker is in Williamston, North Carolina, in Martin County. Marker is on East Main Street (Business U.S. 17) east of Henderson Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 505 E Main St, Williamston NC 27892, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Martin County Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Martin County Courthouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Asa Biggs (approx. 0.4 miles away); Asa Biggs House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Memorial Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camp Williamston (approx. 0.4 miles away); Roanoke River (approx. 0.6 miles away); Skewarkee Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamston.
 
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Freedom Rallies Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Dave W, June 1, 2023
2. Freedom Rallies Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 49 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 4, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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