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Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn, a decorated Black WWII veteran and D.C. educator, was murdered by Klansmen near here in July 1964 while driving home. The federal prosecution that followed helped establish that Washington could enforce the new Civil Rights Act.
Lt. Col. Lemuel Penn and the Civil Rights Act is a historical marker in Danielsville, Madison County, erected in 2006. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Madison County, among 43 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.1563, -83.0841 near Danielsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Bartram Trail (historical marker), about 4.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ware Cemetery, Danielsville Memorial Gardens, and Crawford W. Long.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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