Greensboro in Guilford County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Albion Tourgee
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2013
1. Albion Tourgee Marker
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Albion Tourgee. . Albion Winegar Tourgee, a native of Ohio and veteran of the Union Army, moved to Greensboro in 1865 and led a campaign to secure justice for African, Americans. He was an organizer of the Republican Party in NC, a delegate to the convention that drafted the Constitution of 1868, and a Superior Court judge from 1868 to 1874. As a member of the northern branch of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he helped organize the school which became Bennett College. Disliked by many, his life was often threatened before he left Greensboro in 1876 and N.C. in 1879[.] As an attorney, Tourgee represented Homer Plessy who challenged a state law requiring railroads to segregate passengers by race. In 1896 he unsuccessfully argued the Plessy versus Ferguson case before the Supreme Court. A talented and prolific writer, his books included A Fool's Errand, a novel about Greensboro during Reconstruction which was a best-seller. In 1897 Tourgee was appointed consul to France, where he died in 1905.
Albion Winegar Tourgee, a native of Ohio and veteran of the Union Army, moved to Greensboro in 1865 and led a campaign to secure justice for African—Americans. He was an organizer of the Republican Party in NC, a delegate to the convention that drafted the Constitution of 1868, and a Superior Court judge from 1868 to 1874. As a member of the northern branch of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he helped organize the school which became Bennett College. Disliked by many, his life was often threatened before he left Greensboro in 1876 and N.C. in 1879[.] As an attorney, Tourgee represented Homer Plessy who challenged a state law requiring railroads to segregate passengers by race. In 1896 he unsuccessfully argued the Plessy versus Ferguson case before the Supreme Court. A talented and prolific writer, his books included A Fool's Errand, a novel about Greensboro during Reconstruction which was a best-seller. In 1897 Tourgee was appointed consul to France, where he died in 1905.
W. Marker is in Greensboro, North Carolina, in Guilford County. Marker is at the intersection of South Elm Street and East February 1 Place, on the right when traveling north on South Elm Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 S Elm St, Greensboro NC 27401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2013
2. Albion Tourgee Marker
Photographed By Michael C. Wilcox, August 20, 2013
3. Albion Tourgee Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 789 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on April 1, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 6, 2016, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
