Date of Original
1850/2024

Subject
African Americans--History--20th century
African Americans--History--21st century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--History--20th century
Funeral service--History--20th century
Mourning customs--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--21st century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--History--21st century
Funeral service--History--21stcentury
Mourning customs--History--21st century
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Savannah
African Americans--Genealogy

People
Evers, Medgar Wiley, 1925-19631
Flood, Curt, 1938-1997
Holmes, Hamilton, 1941-1995
Law, W. W. (Westley Wallace), 1923-2002
Shabazz, Betty
Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944
Young, Whitney M.

Location
United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, 31.97402, -81.09243
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983

Medium
church records
synagogue records
programs (documents)
records (documents)

Type
Text

Description
Funeral programs documenting the funeral services of residents, primarily African American, who were connected to the Savannah, Georgia community.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/gsg_gsg-fp

Language
eng

Holding Institution
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

Rights