Durham in Durham County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Royal Ice Cream Sit-In
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 16, 2013
1. Royal Ice Cream Sit-In Marker
Erected 2008 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number G-123.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1913.
Location. 36° 0.035′ N, 78° 53.624′ W. Marker is in Durham, North Carolina, in Durham County. It is on North Roxboro Street (Business U.S. 15) near Dowd Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 N Roxboro St, Durham NC 27701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and in the Research Triangle. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper 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: Durham County Public Library (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Hope Franklin (approx. half a mile away); Empowering and Diverse Opportunities (approx. half a mile away); Tobacco and E.J. Parrish (approx. half a mile away); A Legacy of Community and Institutional Connections (approx. half a mile away); Black Wall Street
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Photographed by Don Morfe, September 16, 2013
2. Royal Ice Cream Sit-In Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,500 times since then and 51 times this year. Last updated on April 5, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 4, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
