Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Dr. David D. Foote
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024
1. Dr. David D. Foote Marker
David D. Foote (1879-1967) was educated in Vicksburg public schools, graduated from Straight University, and earned a degree in dentistry from Howard University in 1906. Returning to Vicksburg, he was among the first licensed Black dentists in Mississippi. Along with other Black professionals, he was active in protesting Jim Crow laws of the World War I period. To fight discrimination, Foote hosted a meeting at his home where Mississippi's first branch of the NAACP was founded in 1918. He was its first president.
Erected 2022 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.
Location. 32° 21.338′ N, 90° 52.657′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Cherry Street and Commerce Street, on the left when traveling north on Cherry Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 710 Cherry
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Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor and in Greater Jackson. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, 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: Happy Home (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anchuca (about 400 feet away); Prince Hall Masonry Founded in Mississippi (about 500 feet away); Strong in Faith (about 500 feet away); Governor "Turkey Runner" (about 500 feet away); Bethel A.M.E. Church (about 500 feet away); Newit Vick's Original Vicksburg (about 600 feet away); Main and Cherry (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.
Also see . . . Mississippi: Then as Now.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024
2. Dr. David D. Foote Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 335 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
