Anniston Public Library Desegregation September 15-16, 1963 - Anniston, AL
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N 33° 39.420 W 085° 49.665
16S E 608690 N 3724742
Located at East 10th Street and Wilmer Avenue, Anniston
Waymark Code: WM15Y3A
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2022
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Desegregation of the Library began when two African American pastors, Reverends William B. McClain and Nimrod Q. Reynolds, peacefully attempted to enter the building on September 15, 1963. Their actions were endorsed by the city of Anniston Human Relations Council, which was pursuing desegregation of public institutions in Anniston. As the men approached the Library, several white men attacked them, and both men were injured, Reynolds seriously. The next day, Reverends J. Phillips Noble and George Smitherman, City Commissioner Miller Sproull, and Library board members Charlie Doster and Carelton Lentz accompanied McClain as he entered the Library without incident and checked out a book.
Marker Name: Anniston Public Library Desegregation September 15-16, 1963
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Erected by City of Anniston Historic Trails Program.
A part of the Anniston Civil Rights Trail.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2016
Marker Number: 6
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