Dorchester Academy

Begun in 1872 from a freedman's school, this Black academy became a fully accredited boarding high school. Decades later it served as a Civil Rights training ground where leaders prepared for the pivotal Birmingham campaign.

Dorchester Academy is a historical marker in Midway, Liberty County, erected in 1983. It is one of 51 historical markers documented in Liberty County, among 81 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.8015, -81.4650 near Midway. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dorchester Academy Boy's Dormitory (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include We want a school, we need a Teacher 1870-1872, Midway Congregational Church 1872 - Present, and Civil Liberties at Dorchester Cooperative Center 1940 - present.

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