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The city of Savannah, Georgia, was founded in 1733, [1] making it the oldest city in the state and one of the oldest in the United States. [2] [3] At its founding, the city was a farming community where slavery was banned, though the institution became legal in 1750 and, in the following years, Savannah became a major port city in the Atlantic slave trade. [1]
1960 Savannah Protest Movement commenced; Travis Field airport terminal built. Population: 147,537. [10] 1962 – Savannah station built. 1963 – Savannah Union Station demolished. 1967 – Grumman Aircraft Engineering Co. opens Savannah office. [34] 1968 The DeSoto Hotel opens. Abercorn Plaza shopping centre opens for business.
[2] [1] In total, 50 protestors, including A. D. King, were arrested during the first day of protests. [2] Martin Luther King's arrest drew national attention, [1] and this attention may have contributed to increased protest turnout, with over 2,000 protestors performing sit-ins at 16 locations the following day. [2]
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Westley Wallace Law (January 1, 1923 – July 29, 2002) was an American civil rights leader from Savannah, Georgia. He was president of the Savannah chapter of the NAACP and made great strides in desegregation through nonviolent resistance from 1950 to 1976, serving as a leader in the Savannah Protest Movement. He spent much of the rest of his ...
Hundred students gathered in front of Savannah State’s Student Union building on the morning of Feb. 19 to protest cuts to the HBCU’s visual and performing arts programs.
Savannah State University (2 C, 7 P) Pages in category "African-American history in Savannah, Georgia" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.