Civil Rights Trail To combat the issue of underfunded, underprivileged and therefore underachieving African-American schools, parents, teachers and leaders within the Summerton community banded together... https://civilrightstrail.com/destination/summerton/
Historic Liberty Hill AME Church Under Reverend Richburg's leadership, the church became a major meeting place for the Clarendon County desegregation movement in the late 40s and early 50s, which became the Briggs v. Elliott Case. This case, heard before the US Supreme Court as a part of Brown v. Board of Topeka, KS, was the first case to enter the federal court system, and the first to reach the Supreme Court since Plessey v. Ferguson. https://www.libertyhillamechurch.org/about
Briggs vs Elliot Historical Park Monument "We were determined to recognize those plaintiffs, petitioners, and leaders who did the stuff they did in the Briggs v. Elliott case." Robert McFadden, President of the Summerton Community Action Group. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=199855
