Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, House - Columbia, SC - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

from the historic marker:

This house was for sixty years the home of Modjeska Monteith Simkins (1899-1992), social reformer and civil rights activist. A Columbia native, she was educated at Benedict College, then taught high school. Director of Negro Work for the SC Anti-tuberculosis Association 1931-1942, Simkins was the first black in SC to hold a full-time, statewide, public health position.

Simkins was a founder of the SC Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). As the secretary of the conference 1941-1957, Simkins hosted many meetings and planning sessions here, for cases such as Brown V Board of Education. In 1997 the house was acquired by the Collaborative for Community Trust; it was transferred to the Historic Columbia Foundation in 2007.

Erected by the Historic Columbia Foundation, the City of Columbia, and the SC Department of Transportation, 2008
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Street address: 2025 Marion St Columbia, SC USA County / Borough / Parish: Richland Year listed: 1994 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Historic function: Domestic: Single Dwelling Current function: Offices Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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