Separate But Equal?

Jekyll opened as a state park in 1948, but Black Georgians were barred from most of it, exposing the hollow promise of 'separate but equal' until a 1964 court ruling finally desegregated the island's facilities.

Separate But Equal? is a historical marker in Jekyll Island, Glynn County, erected in 2016. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Glynn County, among 181 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.0183, -81.4265 near Jekyll Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is St. Andrews Beach (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Beach Pavilion, The Dolphin Motor Hotel, and Beach Access.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.