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Irene A. Morgan’s niece, Cleo Warren, center left, and daughter, Brenda M. Bacquie, unveil the historic marker last Saturday in Hayes. With them are from left, Ben Borden, a longtime Hayes resident, and Jim Hare, director of the survey and register division of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

Irene A. Morgan’s niece, Cleo Warren, center left, and daughter, Brenda M. Bacquie, unveil the historic marker last Saturday in Hayes. With them are from left, Ben Borden, a longtime Hayes resident, and Jim Hare, director of the survey and register division of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.

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Honoring a civil rights pioneer

More than 100 people were present last Saturday for the dedication of a state historical marker in Gloucester County’s Hayes community honoring the late Irene A. Morgan and her actions to battle racial segregation.