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W.W. Law photograph collection
Photographs dating between 1868 and 2002 collected by Savannah civil rights leader W.W. Law. and his mother Geneva.
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1868/2002
Subject
African American churches--Georgia--Savannah
African American schools--Georgia--Savannah
African Americans--Georgia--Savannah
American Legion. Post 500 (Savannah, Ga.)
Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History. Savannah-Yamacraw Branch (Ga.)
Beach Institute
Boy Scouts of America--Georgia--Savannah
Cemeteries--Georgia--Savannah
Civil rights demonstrations--Georgia--1960-1970
Civil rights leaders (Savannah, Ga.)
Civil rights movements--Georgia--Savannah
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Savannah
Civil rights--Georgia--Savannah
Clergy--Chatham County (Ga.)
Georgia State Industrial College
Historic buildings--Georgia--Savannah
Historic sites--Georgia--Savannah
King-Tisdell Museum
Laurel Grove Cemetery South (Savannah, Ga.)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Savannah Chapter (Ga.)
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
Savannah (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Savannah (Ga.)--History
Savannah (Ga.)--Race relations
Savannah (Ga.)--Tours
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah State University (Ga.)
Savannah. First African Baptist Church
Savannah. First Bryan Baptist Church
Segregation--Georgia--Savannah
Voter registration--Georgia--Savannah
People
Law, W. W. (Westley Wallace), 1923-2002
Law, Geneva Wallace
Gilbert, Ralph Mark, 1899-1956
Green, Jonathan, 1955-
Location
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
Medium
photographs
Type
Still Image
Description
The W.W. Law Photograph Collection (1868-2002, no date) includes over 1,000 catalogued photographs and images taken and collected by W. W. Law and Geneva W. Law during their lifetimes. Highlights of the collection include: images of local NAACP meetings and events during the 1960s Civil Rights movement in Savannah; views of historic Savannah African American churches, structures and cemetery; photographs documenting the establishment and activities of the Savannah-Yamacraw Branch of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History (ASALH), the King-Tisdell Cottage Museum, the Beach Institute African American Cultural Center, the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, and the Negro Heritage Trail Tour; as well as images of African American families and community leaders of the Savannah, Georgia area., W. W. Law (1923-2002) was a prominent Civil Rights leader, local historian, historic preservationist and community leader in Savannah, Georgia.
Original Collection
1121-100, W. W. Law Photograph Collection. City of Savannah, Research Library & Municipal Archives, Savannah, Georgia.
Holding Institution
City of Savannah Municipal Archives
Rights
