High Point in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Golfers Protest

— NC Civil Rights Trail —

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023

1. Golfers Protest Marker

Inscription. African American doctors played golf in Dec. 1954 to challenge segregation at city's Blair Park course. Integrated in March 1956.

Erected 2022 by NC African American Heritage Commission • William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the NC Civil Rights Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 29, 1954.

Location. 35° 56.279′ N, 79° 59.696′ W. Marker is in High Point, North Carolina, in Guilford County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (North Carolina Route 1993) and Nathan Hunt Drive, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1901 S Main St, High Point NC 27260, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

and specifically in Piedmont Triad.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Model Farm (approx. 0.4 miles away); Highland Cotton Mills Village (approx. 0.7 miles away); Rev. Benjamin Elton Cox (approx. 1.1 miles away); Springfield Friends Meeting (approx. 1.2 miles away); Guilford County Office and Court Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); John Coltrane

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(approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named John Coltrane (approx. 1.3 miles away); Southern Furniture Exposition Building (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in High Point.

Also see . . . Golfers Protest: Integration of Blair Park Golf Course. African American doctors, Perry Little, H.H. Creft, and George Simkins, forced the City of High Point to review its long-standing policy of racially-segregated recreational facilities by playing golf at the Blair Park municipal course in December 1954. (Marian Inabinett, "History Hindsights" blog, City of High Point, Sept. 8, 2023) (Submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 2, 2023

2. Golfers Protest Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.