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

Freedom Rallies

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 Americans • Civil Rights • Religion & Religious Structures. 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. It 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.

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 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

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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: 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); Samuel Johnston (1733-1816) (approx. 0.4 miles away); The History of Williamston (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gen. Frank Armstrong (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamston.

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 329 times since then and 27 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.