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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260614T140000
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URL:https://www.georgiahistory.com/events/historical-marker-dedication-fra
 nk-t-nixon-1895-1996-and-solomon-nixon-sr-1928-1993/
SUMMARY:Historical Marker Dedication: Frank T. Nixon (1895-1996) and Solomo
 n Nixon\, Sr. (1928-1993)
DESCRIPTION:Please join the Georgia Historical Society on Sunday\, June 14\
 , 2026\, at 2:00 p.m.\, for a historical marker dedication about Frank T. 
 Nixon (1895-1996) and Solomon Nixon\, Sr. (1928-1993).\n\nThe dedication w
 ill take place at Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home at 2700 S Park Aven
 ue in Tifton\, Georgia.\n\nParking is limited onsite\, but will be availab
 le nearby at Friendship Baptist Church (2120 S Park Avenue) and Mount Zion
  Missionary Baptist Church (2110 S Park Avenue).\n\nThe historical marker 
 reads:\nFrank T. Nixon (1895-1996) and Solomon Nixon\, Sr. (1928-1993) \n
 Frank T. Nixon and Solomon Nixon\, Sr.\, father and son\, used their busin
 esses and influence in Tift County to serve southwest Georgia’s Black co
 mmunities. In 1925 Frank co-founded Nixon-Parson-Wilson Undertaking Co.\, 
 now Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home. The Home also provided ambulance
  service to rural Black residents starting in the 1930s until the 1973 fed
 eral Emergency Medical Services Systems Act ended segregated services. Fra
 nk established Nixon Motel\, Sunset Market\, and Nixon Pool Room\, raising
  access to public accommodations for South Tifton Black residents. Frank c
 o-founded the Citizens Burial League\, a regional membership-based burial 
 insurance organization. During the Civil Rights Movement\, Solomon support
 ed Black-only schools\, sheltered activists at the motel\, and aided youth
  who then created the SCLC Tifton Youth Chapter. After the 1965 Voting Rig
 hts Act\, Solomon founded STAC\, which organized voter registration drives
 .\nErected by the Georgia Historical Society\, Abraham Baldwin Agricultura
 l College\, Magnolia Lodge #87 F&amp\;AM Prince Hall Affiliated\, and Whit
 e Star Chapter #11\, OES Tifton\, Georgia\n&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;
CATEGORIES:Historical Markers
LOCATION:Frank and Solomon Nixon Funeral Home\, 2700 S Park Avenue\, Tifton
 \, GA\, 31794\, United States
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