Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Site where George Metcalfe’s car was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan will be memorialized with a historical marker

 

Triangle near Armstrong plant

George Metcalfe’s car was parked in this area between Kelly Avenue, Brenham Avenue, and South Concord Avenue, when it was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan on August 27, 1965, near Armstrong Tire and Rubber Company. The plant can be seen here in the background. Photo by Roscoe Barnes III (Click on image to enlarge.)


Photo of triangle

A new historical marker honoring civil rights leader George Metcalfe will be posted at this location between Kelly Avenue, Brenham Avenue, and South Concord Avenue, near the Armstrong Tire and Rubber Company. Photo by Roscoe Barnes III (Click on image to enlarge.)


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