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Enfield in Halifax County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
 

Halifax Movement

NC Civil Rights Trail

 
 
Halifax Movement Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 27, 2025
1. Halifax Movement Marker
Inscription. County-wide org. led voter registration drives. Held protests and other civil rights activities, 1964-69. Headquarters were here.
 
Erected 2022 by NC African American Heritage Commission; William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 7.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African AmericansCivil Rights. In addition, it is included in the NC Civil Rights Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1964.
 
Location. 36° 10.547′ N, 77° 40.051′ W. Marker is in Enfield, North Carolina, in Halifax County. It is on Pope Street east of Lodge Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 211 Pope St, Enfield NC 27823, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the
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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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Landmark Case (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Louis Austin (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Branch (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.7 miles away); "Enfield Riot" (approx. 0.9 miles away); James E. O'Hara (approx. 0.9 miles away); Henry B. Bradford (approx. 1.9 miles away); Brick School (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Enfield.
 
Halifax Movement Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 27, 2025
2. Halifax Movement Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 86 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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