Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Alpha Kappa Alpha National Presidents

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 2, 2016

1. Alpha Kappa Alpha National Presidents Marker

Inscription. Both former residents of Vicksburg, B. Beatrix Scott and Ida L. Jackson served as the fifth and eighth national presidents of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1925-1927 and 1933-1936, respectively. During her presidency, Scott helped establish educational scholarships for African American women through the Vocational Guidance Project, while Jackson focused on providing health care to poor women and children. The Mississippi Health Project provided a mobile health clinic in the Mississippi Delta from 1935 to 1942.

Erected 2015 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 32° 20.097′ N, 90° 53.159′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Bowmar Avenue east of Washington Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located across from Travelers Rest Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this

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post office area: Vicksburg MS 39180, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

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 Galleries (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. Marine Hospital (approx. 0.3 miles away); Speed Town (approx. 0.3 miles away); Magnolia High School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Isaac Bonham House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Col. Charles C. Flowerree House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Marcus Bottom (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lum Home (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

View of Alpha Kappa Alpha National Presidents Marker towards Travelers Rest Baptist Church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2017

2. View of Alpha Kappa Alpha National Presidents Marker towards Travelers Rest Baptist Church.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2017. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 742 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 21, 2016, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2. submitted on October 24, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.