Civil Rights Heritage Trail Markers

Halifax County has four sites on the 300-mile driving Civil Rights Heritage Trail which passes through Petersburg and 13 Southern Virginia counties.

The Halifax County sites are Mary Bethune High School (now a county government building) in Halifax, Washington-Coleman Elementary School at 1927 Jeffress Blvd. and Mizpah Church at 308 Ragland Street, both in South Boston, and Meadville Community Center on Route 57 (Chatham Road).

The trail is described by its founders as "the first memorial trail of its kind in Virginia dedicated to commemorating the African-American, American-Indian and women's struggle for equality."