Radcliffeborough in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Weston-Grimke Homesite

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 14, 2025

1. Weston~Grimke Homesite Marker, Side One

Inscription. Archibald (1849-1930) and Francis Grimké (1850-1937), early 20th century activists for African American rights, grew up in a small 3-room house on a nearby back lot. Born on a plantation near Charleston, they lived here with their enslaved mother Nancy Weston (1812-1895) and brother John (b. 1852) following the 1852 death of Henry Grimké, their white father and owner, and brother of abolitionists Sarah and Angelina Grimké.

Francis and Archibald were enslaved until 1865. They briefly attended the nearby Morris Street School before being educated in the North. They became vocal advocate of racial equality and settled in Washington, D.C. Archibald was a lawyer, NAACP leader, and consul to the Dominican Republic. Francis was a Presbyterian minister and one of sixty signers of a 1909 call that led to the NAACP's founding. Their home no longer stands.

Erected 2020 by the Preservation Society of Charleston. (Marker Number 10-118.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights.

Location. 32° 47.357′ N, 79° 56.575′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in Radcliffeborough. It is on Morris Street near Coming Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 52 Morris St, Charleston SC 29403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston

and in the Lowcountry.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

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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: Cannon Street Y (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); United Order of Tents Building (about 700 feet away); William Aiken House (approx. ¼ mile away); Lincoln Theatre / Little Jerusalem (approx. 0.3 miles away); In memory of PFC Dennis E. LaPage (approx. 0.3 miles away); Camden Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bound For Glory (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Best Friend of Charleston (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

Weston~Grimke Homesite Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 14, 2025

2. Weston~Grimke Homesite Marker, Side Two

Weston~Grimke Homesite Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 14, 2025

3. Weston~Grimke Homesite Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 220 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.