Historical Marker

Sumter County in the Civil Rights Movement

Americus · Sumter County · Erected 2015

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The Story

From 1963 to 1965 Sumter County saw a fierce civil rights struggle led largely by teenagers, including girls jailed in a Civil War-era stockade. After the 1965 Voting Rights Act, thousands of Black residents registered to vote here.

About this site

Sumter County in the Civil Rights Movement is a historical marker in Americus, Sumter County, erected in 2015. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Sumter County, among 91 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0718, -84.2388 near Americus. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sumter County Courthouse Bell (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Luther H. Story, Sumter County, and Sumter County Courthouse.

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

📍 32.0718, -84.2388 · Americus, Sumter County

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