African American Roles in the Community

This panel honors Gwinnett's Black community, from the post-Civil War Loving Aid Society to trailblazers like Beauty Baldwin, Georgia's first Black school superintendent, and the self-built Promised Land community in the county's south.

African American Roles in the Community is a historical marker in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, erected in 2018. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Gwinnett County, among 163 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9547, -83.9884 near Lawrenceville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lake Lanier is Born (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The History of Peachtree, The Land We Love, and Unsurpassed Quality of Life.

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