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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM171G_phi-beta-sigma-abram-langston-taylor_Memphis-TN.html
Phi Beta Sigma
Native Tennessean Abram Langston Taylor, near this spot, 423 Beale Avenue, conceived the idea of establishing an international organization of college and professional men dedicated to "Culture for Service and Service For Humanit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM171F_mary-church-terrell_Memphis-TN.html
Born in Memphis in 1863, Mary Church Terrell was noted as a champion of human rights. The daughter of millionaire Robert Church, Sr., she was graduated from Oberlin College in 1884 and later made her home in Washington, D.C. In 1904, she was a del…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM171E_church-park_Memphis-TN.html
At this location Church Park and Auditorium was established in 1899 by Robert R. Church Sr., a Memphis business man and former slave, to provide recreational facilities for members of his race who had no other place to meet. Many famous Americans,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1703_sara-roberta-church_Memphis-TN.html
In 1952, Roberta Church became the first black woman in Memphis to be elected to public office and to the Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee. She served as an official in the administrations of Presidents Eisenhower and Nixon. In 1987,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1702_universal-life-insurance-building-universal-life-insurance-company_Memphis-TN.html
Universal Life Insurance BuildingDesigned by the African-American architectural firm of McKissack and McKissack and constructed in 1949, this building houses the national headquarters of the Universal Life Insurance Company. The Egyptian-Revival s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1701_the-blues-foundation_Memphis-TN.html
The Blues Foundation, the world's premier organization dedicated to honoring, preserving, and promoting the blues, was founded in Memphis in 1980. Mississippi-born performers and business professionals in the Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame outnum…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1700_chickasaw-trail_Memphis-TN.html
The main trail of the Chickasaws from their towns in Pontotoc, Miss., here reached the Bayou Gayoso after following roughly the line of Highway 78, Lamar Boulevard, and Marshall Street.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16ZQ_christian-brothers-high-school-christian-brothers-band_Memphis-TN.html
(obverse)Christian Brothers High SchoolChristian Brothers High School, the oldest high school for boys in Memphis, opened November 21, 1871 as the secondary department of Christian Brothers College at 612 Adams Avenue. CBC was established by the B…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16L9_the-lorraine-motel_Memphis-TN.html
Originally the Windsor Hotel (c. 1925) and later one of the only few hotels for blacks, it hosted such entertainers as Cab Calloway, Aretha Franklin, Count Basie, B.B. King, and Nat King Cole. Walter and Loree Bailey bought it in 1942, renaming it…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15Z9_rose-garden_Memphis-TN.html
This rose garden is dedicated to the memory and honor of all veterans. Through the generosity of the local districts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Tipton County Veterans Council, the Junior League Garden Club, the Memphis Rose Society, the …