Alpha Kappa Alpha National Presidents -- Vicksburg MS
N 32° 20.095 W 090° 53.139
15S E 699001 N 3579523
A Mississippi state historical marker commemorating two National Presidents of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority for black women who hailed from Vicksburg
Waymark Code: WM106AT
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2019
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This Mississippi state historical marker stands near the corner of Washington Street/US 61 Business and Bomar Steet near downtown Vicksburg. The marker commemorates to women from Vicksburg who rose to become National Presidents of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
The state historical marker reads as follows:
"ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA NATIONAL PRESIDENTS
Both former residents of Vicksburg, B. Beatrix Scott and Ida L. Jackson served as the fifth and eighth National Presidents of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, 1925-1927 and 1933-1936, respectively. During her presidency, Scott helped establish educational scholarships for African-American women through the Vocational Guidance Project, while Jackson focused on providing health care to poor women and children. The Mississippi Health Project provided a mobile health clinic in the Mississippi Delta from 1935 to 1942.
Mississippi Department of Archives and History, 2015"
Date Installed:: 2015
Organization that placed the object:: Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Related Website:: [Web Link]
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