Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
This museum is fraying at the edges and might appear to be closed from the outside, but it chronicles an important but under-represented aspect of Savannah history and deserves your support. Start with the 17-minute film shown in the old chapel (2nd floor), and then move on to the poignant exhibits commemorating the fight for African-American equality and civil rights in the region. The building was constructed in 1914 for the African American-owned Wage Earners Bank, and Dr. Ralph M. Gilbert (1899–1956) was pastor of the First African Baptist Church between 1939 and 1956, leading the Civil Rights movement in the area.
This museum is fraying at the edges and might appear to be closed from the outside, but it chronicles an important but under-represented aspect of Savannah history and deserves your support. Start with the 17-minute film shown in the old chapel (2nd floor), and then move on to the poignant exhibits commemorating the fight for African-American equality and civil rights in the region. The building was constructed in 1914 for the African American-owned Wage Earners Bank, and Dr. Ralph M. Gilbert (1899–1956) was pastor of the First African Baptist Church between 1939 and 1956, leading the Civil Rights movement in the area.
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