Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory | |
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| Location | 8787 East Oglethorpe Hwy, Midway, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 31°48′2″N 81°27′56″W / 31.80056°N 81.46556°W |
| Built | 1935 |
| Architect | George Awsumb |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001371 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 23, 1986[1] |
| Designated NHL | September 20, 2006[2] |
Dorchester Academy was a school for African-Americans located just outside Midway, Georgia. Operating from 1869 to 1940, its campus, of which only the 1935 Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory survives, was the primary site of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Citizen Education Program. This program, ran here from 1961 to 1970, worked toward attaining equality for blacks in the American South by teaching them their rights and helping them acquire the knowledge necessary to become registered voters by passing the required test.[3] The dormitory building was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 2006 for its later role in the American civil rights movement, and for its association with activist Septima Poinsette Clark, who oversaw the education program.[2][4] The campus, which includes several later buildings, is now a museum and research center.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 31, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
- ^ "Georgia: Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ Caridad de la Vega, Susan Cianci Salvatore (February 9, 2006), National Historic Landmark Nomination: Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory / Dorchester Center (PDF), National Park Service, archived from the original (pdf) on October 25, 2012