Graham, Dr. Chalres F. L. N.

(1889-1943) Born in British Guiana (Guyana), Charles Frank Luckett Nordman Graham attended college in Alabama, Ohio, and Iowa. He came to Beaumont in 1918 on behalf of the American Missionary Association and founded Graham Congregational Church and the Barnwell Community Center. The Rev. Dr. Graham organized recreational and health services for the city's Negro citizens. He was instrumental in easing racial tensions in the early 1940s with the establishment of the Beaumont Negro Goodwill Council. He became a U. S. citizen in 1943, eight months before his death.

Graham, Dr. Chalres F. L. N. is a historical marker in Beaumont, Jefferson County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Jefferson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 137 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.0941, -94.1103 near Beaumont. The nearest cataloged historic site is Blind Willie Johnson (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Beaumont, Holmes Duke House, and McFaddin-Ward House.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5245010531. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.