Cannonborough Elliotborough in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Septima P. Clark Expressway
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 4, 2012
1. Septima P. Clark Expressway Marker
in 1978
Named In Her Honor
Community Leader
Educator
Civil Rights Leader
Dedicated 1978
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Roads & Vehicles • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1978.
Location. 32° 47.346′ N, 79° 57.081′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in Cannonborough Elliotborough. It is at the intersection of Septima Clark Expressway (U.S. 17) and President Street, on the left when traveling south on Septima Clark Expressway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 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: The Parsonage / Miss Izard's School (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cannon Street Hospital / McClennan Banks Memorial Hospital (about 700 feet away); Harmon Field / Cannon Street All-Stars (approx. Ό mile away); Burke High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Burke High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); United Order of Tents Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Hospital Strike of 1969
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Regarding Septima P. Clark Expressway. Septima Clark Expressway a part of U.S. Highway 17, which travels east-west through the cities of Charleston to The Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge - the cantilever bridges (Cooper River) and to Mount Pleasant.
Also see . . . Septima Poinsette Clark, from Wikipedia. an American educator and civil rights activist. Clark developed the literacy and citizenship workshops that played an important role in the drive for voting rights and civil rights for African Americans in the American Civil Rights Movement." She became known as the "Queen mother" or "Grandmother of the American Civil Rights Movement" in the United States. (Submitted on December 4, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Additional commentary.
1. Quote
"I have a great belief in the fact that whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking. I consider chaos a gift."
— Submitted December 4, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South 
Carolina.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 4, 2012
2. Septima P. Clark Marker, looking southwest near US 17
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 4, 2012
3. Septima P. Clark Marker, southeast along President Street
Photographed by Mike Stroud, November 4, 2012
4. Septima P. Clark Expressway looking northeast from Marker, at President Street
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,160 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 4, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
