Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory

Infobox_nrhp2 | name =Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory
nrhp_type =
nhl = yes


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nearest_city= Midway, Georgia
lat_degrees = 31
lat_minutes = 48
lat_seconds = 2
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 81
long_minutes = 27
long_seconds = 56
long_direction = W
locmapin = USA Georgia
area =
built =1935
architect= Awsumb,George
architecture= Colonial Revival, Other
designated_nhl = September 20, 2006cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=483240175&ResourceType=Building
title=Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory |accessdate=2008-04-29|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = June 23, 1986cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=86001371

Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory is a historic site near Midway, Georgia. It is significant for its association with the Southern Christian Leadership's Citizen Education Program. The program worked toward attaining equality for blacks in the south by teaching them their rights and helping them acquire the knowledge necessary to become registered voters by passing the required test.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2006.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/samples/ga/Dorchester%20Academy.pdf National Historic Landmark Nomination: Dorchester Academy Boys' Dormitory / Dorchester Center] |32 KB|date=February 09, 2006 |author=Caridad de la Vega, Susan Cianci Salvatore |publisher=National Park Service]

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