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A Register of Civil Rights Event Locations, Memorials and Historical Places from around the world.
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Civil Rights MemorialsFounding Convention of the AFL - Pittsburgh, PA

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One of many state markers in downtown Pittsburgh.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 11/26/2017

last visited: 11/26/2017

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Civil Rights MemorialsJane Grey Swisshelm - Pittsburgh, PA

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The childhood home of Jane Grey Swisshelm.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 01/16/2018

last visited: 01/16/2018

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Civil Rights MemorialsWorks Accidents and the Law (1910) - Pittsburgh, PA

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One of many state markers in downtown Pittsburgh.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 11/26/2017

last visited: 09/21/2019

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Civil Rights MemorialsMartin R. Delany - Pittsburgh, PA

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One of many state markers in downtown Pittsburgh.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 11/26/2017

last visited: 08/30/2023

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Civil Rights MemorialsTuskegee Airman Exhibit - Pittsburgh, PA

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A small memorial located inside Pittsburgh International Airport, in Terminal A near gate 6.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 12/03/2017

last visited: 10/08/2018

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Civil Rights MemorialsMabel Hartzell - Alliance, Ohio

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Mabel Hartzell taught in the Alliance schools and served on the Board of Education. She also helped found the Alliance Historical Society, the Woman’s Club, Alliance Chapter of the American Red Cross, and the Alliance Area Retired Teachers Assn.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Ohio

date approved: 03/07/2023

last visited: 03/07/2023

Image for Ku Klux Klan Riot Monument - Lilly, PAview gallery

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Civil Rights MemorialsKu Klux Klan Riot Monument - Lilly, PA

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Commemorates the day in 1924 that the people of Lilly kicked out the Klan.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 05/28/2015

last visited: 07/12/2018

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Civil Rights MemorialsClearview Golf Club - East Canton, OH

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This historic course was opened in 1948 by Bill Powell who was barred from other country clubs, and is the only course designed, built, owned, and operated by an African American. It is located on the historic Lincoln Highway near East Canton, Ohio.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill

location: Ohio

date approved: 01/04/2009

last visited: never

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Civil Rights MemorialsBenjamin Walker Homestead - Alum Bank PA

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Hundreds of fugitive slaves were led from the PA border through Bedford County via the Benjamin Walker Homestead, across the mountain and north to freedom. Participation in the UGRR was dangerous, due to the proximity to the MD border.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 10/29/2022

last visited: 10/29/2022

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Civil Rights MemorialsAnna Jarvis - Grafton, WV

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Anna Jarvis was born here, 5-1-1864. Through her efforts President Wilson designated in 1914 the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Don.Morfe

location: West Virginia

date approved: 03/22/2023

last visited: 03/22/2023

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Civil Rights MemorialsDesegragation of Pennsylvania Schools - Meadville, PA

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This Pennsylvania marker identifies the school where Elias Anderson was died enrollment of his two children in 1880. The subsequent legal action struck down the unconstitutional 1854 segregation law, and ended the practice on July 4, 1881.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 01/04/2009

last visited: 03/15/2020

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