Laney Walker in Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dr. Channing H. Tobias
1882-1961
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 10, 2023
1. Dr. Channing H. Tobias Marker
He served as Student Secretary of the International Committee of YMCAs and, in 1923, became the top Black official in the U.S. In that role, he used conferences to protest racial discrimination in the YMCA, in American society, and throughout the world.
A CME minister committed to interracial understanding, he served on the U.S. Commission on Interracial Cooperation (1935-42), the National Advisory Committee on Selective Service (WWII), and President Truman's Committee on Civil Rights (1946-47). He was a charter delegate to the United Nations at its founding convention (1945) and an alternate delegate to the U.N. Sixth General Assembly in Paris (1951-52).
After retiring from the YMCA in 1946, he became the first Black director of the Phelps-Stokes Fund, established to raise money for Black higher education. Elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the NAACP in 1953, he led the organization through the most iconic events of that decade: Brown v. Board of Education, the Emmett Till Murder, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and The Little
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Erected by The Augusta African American Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Civil Rights • Education. In addition, it is included in the Georgia - Augusta African-American History Walk series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.
Location. 33° 27.964′ N, 81° 58.841′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. It is in Laney Walker. It is on Laney Walker Boulevard east of 13th Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the Augusta African-American History Walk, in front of A. R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1324 Laney Walker Blvd, Augusta GA 30901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, the Western Hemisphere, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Carrie J. Mays (here, next to this marker); Rev. Jesse Peters Galphin (a few steps from this marker); Thelma Butterfly McQueen (a few steps from this marker); Rev. Samuel Butler Wallace (a few steps from this marker); Dr. John Hope (a few steps from this marker); Sidney Beau Jack Walker (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank Garvin Yerby
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 10, 2023
2. Dr. Channing H. Tobias Marker
Featured marker is first on the left.
Also see . . . Channing H. Tobias (1882-1961). Channing H. Tobias acquired fame through his work with the YMCA. (H. Viscount Nelson, BlackPast, posted Jan. 17, 2007) (Submitted on June 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Unknown from The Crisis magazine (cropped) (Public Domain), May 1918
3. Dr. Channing H. Tobias
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
