Madison in Morgan County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Monday Floyd

Photographed by Mark Parker, December 27, 2024

1. Monday Floyd Marker

Inscription.

Born Enslaved
December 25, 1803
Greene County, Georgia

Elected in 1868
from Morgan County to the
Georgia House of Representatives

Died December 5, 1878
Madison, Georgia

Additional marker
Georgia House of Representatives
1868-1872

Erected 2023 by Morgan County Landmarks Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 33° 35.766′ N, 83° 27.973′ W. Marker is in Madison, Georgia, in Morgan County. It is at the intersection of Hancock Street and High Street, on the right when traveling north on Hancock Street. The location is on the brick sidewalk in front of the Old Morgan County Jail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 370 Hancock St, Madison GA 30650, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Antebellum Trail

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep 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: Madison - Morgan Memorial Garden (here, next to this marker); Charles Ross Mason (within shouting distance of this marker); Morgan County (within shouting distance of this marker); E.R. Lambert (within shouting distance of this marker); Morgan County Veterans Memorial Walk

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(within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of the Boys from Morgan County, Georgia (within shouting distance of this marker); William Tappan Thompson (within shouting distance of this marker); Madison City Hall & Fire Station (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madison.

More about this marker. The granite marker is among several which highlight notable state legislators from Morgan County.

Also see . . . Monday Floyd - Morgan County. From "The Original 33" website, which tells the stories of the 33 African-American men elected to the Georgia legislature during Reconstruction

Monday Floyd was born into slavery in Greene County in 1809 and worked as a house carpenter after the war. Because enslaved people were not permitted to learn to read and write, Floyd entered the Georgia Assembly, confessing he could read only “a little.” ...

Floyd was elected to two terms in the Georgia Assembly. Monday was one of several of the Original 33 that received death threats following their election to public office and their 1870 reinstatement. In 1871 Monday testified before the U.S. Congress on the threats he had received, including a letter from
Photographed by Mark Parker, December 27, 2024

2. Monday Floyd granite marker
the Ku Klux Klan.

(Submitted on January 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.)

Photographed by Ava Gruszczinski, July 24, 2025

3. Monday Floyd Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 224 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 3, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 3. submitted on July 28, 2025, by Ava Gruszczinski of Clarkesville, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.