William Lowndes Yancey
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N 32° 22.871 W 086° 18.206
16S E 565521 N 3582901
Near where the house stood where he died at.
Waymark Code: WM3FQV
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 03/30/2008
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William Lowndes Yancey was a journalist, politician, orator, diplomat and an American leader of the Southern secession movement. A member of the group known as the Fire-Eaters, Yancey was one of the most effective agitators for secession and rhetorical defenders of slavery.
Marker Name: William Lowndes Yancey
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lowndes_Yancey
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1956
Marker Number: Not Listed
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