Laney Walker in Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Silas Xavier Floyd, D.D.
1869-1923
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 10, 2025
1. Rev. Silas Xavier Floyd, D.D. Marker
An Augusta native, Floyd graduated as valedictorian from both Ware High School and Atlanta University. Returning to Augusta he served as the second pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church and as a public school educator. Floyd co-founded the Negro Press Association of Georgia in 1892 and edited the Augusta Sentinel, an African-American weekly newspaper. Floyd chaired the Colored Charitable Relief Fund in the aftermath of the Great Augusta Fire of 1916. His weekly column in The Augusta Chronicle evolved into Notes Among the Colored People, which provided social commentary on local African-American life. An early proponent of civil rights, Floyd worked for racial justice through his speeches and writings. Floyd lived in this home from 1906 until his death in 1923. Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. purchased the property for their chapter house in 1953.
Erected 2016 by Georgia Historical Society, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Alpha Chi Lambda Chapter, and Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History. (Marker Number 121-18.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans
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Location. 33° 28.046′ N, 81° 58.68′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. It is in Laney Walker. It is at the intersection of 12th Street and Dugas Street, on the right when traveling south on 12th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1025 12th Street, 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: Dr. James Edward Carter Jr. (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dr. James Edward Carter (about 700 feet away); Tabernacle Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); William Carpenter, Sr. (about 800 feet away); Rev. Dr. Charles Spencer Hamilton (about 800 feet away); The Honorable John H. Ruffin, Jr.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, April 10, 2025
2. Silas Xavier Floyd, D.D. Marker
Also see . . . Silas X. Floyd. Excerpt:
After Floyd's death, his library was donated to Atlanta University. Members of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity purchased the house where he lived from 1906 to his death for their chapter house in 1953 and placed a historical marker about Floyd in the front of the building.[14] Floyd was a member of the historic Bannaker Lodge #3 F & A.M. PHA, the third oldest Prince Hall-affiliated masonic lodge in the state of Georgia. The former Silas X. Floyd Elementary School was named for Floyd.(Submitted on May 29, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)
Photographed by Arthur Bunyan Caldwell, 1920
3. Silas Xavier Floyd
Credits. This page was last revised on May 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 29, 2025, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
