Sag Harbor in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Suzan Johnson Cook

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 23, 2019

1. Suzan Johnson Cook Marker

Inscription.
In honor of Her Excellency
Suzan Johnson Cook...
The first African American and the
first woman to be appointed
Us Ambassador at Large for
International Religious Freedom.

Erected 2013 by Sag Harbor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Churches & Religion • Women.

Location. 41° 0.075′ N, 72° 17.733′ W. Marker is in Sag Harbor, New York, in Suffolk County. Marker is on Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 42 Main Street, Sag Harbor NY 11963, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Duke Fordham's Inn (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Custom House (about 400 feet away); East Water Street (about 400 feet away); Long Wharf (about 500 feet away); Alvin Building (about 500 feet away); Wharf Street (about 500 feet away); John Steinbeck (about 600 feet away); Windmill Replica (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sag Harbor.

Also see . . . Suzan Johnson Cook (Wikipedia). "Suzan Denise Johnson Cook (born January 28, 1957) is a presidential advisor,

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pastor, theologian, author, activist, and academic who served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom from April 2011 to October 2013. She has served as a policy advisor to President Bill Clinton and later to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros, a dean and professor of communications at Harvard University, a professor of theology at New York Theological Seminary, a pastor at a number of churches, a television producer, and the author of nearly a dozen books. She was the first female senior pastor in the 200-year history of the American Baptist Churches USA and a close friend of Coretta Scott King." (Submitted on April 30, 2019.)

Suzan Johnson Cook Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 23, 2019

2. Suzan Johnson Cook Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here attached to the back of the park bench.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 30, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.