Rocky Mount in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Miss Anna Easter Brown
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 14, 2011
1. Miss Anna Easter Brown Marker
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Incorporated
Lived in this residence (1926-1857).
Educator - Brick Junior College (1910-1926).
Booker T. Washington High School (1926-1952).
Historian - Annual Negro History Exhibit
attracted national attention. Civic Leader -
Charter member YWCA. Founding Member-
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.
First Sorority by African American
College Women (1908).
Erected 2011.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations.
Location. 35° 56.687′ N, 77° 47.497′ W. Marker is in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is on Atlantic Avenue (State Highway 97) near Ivy Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 232 Atlantic Ave, Rocky Mount NC 27801, 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 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: Thelonious Monk (approx. 0.2 miles away); Harold Bascom Durham, Jr. (approx. Ό mile away); Adolphus Staton (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial At Jack Laughery Park (approx. Ό mile away);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Jim Thorpe (was approx. Ό mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Kappa Alpha has dedicated itself to improving the quality of life for citizens worldwide ... (Submitted on November 1, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 14, 2011
2. Miss Anna Easter Brown Marker on Atlantic Avenue, looking south
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 14, 2011
3. Miss Anna Easter Brown House and Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 14, 2011
4. Miss Anna Easter Brown Marker, looking north along Atlantic Avenue
Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,889 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on June 9, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 21, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
