- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- W. W. Law, Leader of NAACP
- Date of Original:
- 1923/2002
- Subject:
- Civil rights workers--Georgia--Savannah
African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Savannah
Postal service--Employees
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Museums--Georgia--Savannah
Cottages--Georgia--Savannah
Men--Georgia--Savannah
African American men--Georgia--Savannah
Dwellings--Georgia--Savannah
Historic house museums--Georgia--Savannah
Historic buildings--Georgia--Savannah
Architecture, Victorian--Georgia--Savannah - People:
- Law, W. W. (Westley Wallace), 1923-2002
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- W. W. Law, standing in front of the King-Tisdell Cottage in Savannah, became the leader of the state NAACP in 1955. Law was reelected eight times.
Photograph of civil rights leader W. W. Law standing in the street in front of the King-Tisdell Cottage, which is a museum of African-American culture, in Savannah, Georgia. The Victorian cottage has intricate woodwork on the front porch and a white picket fence in front. Another house sits on the right of the cottage. Law became the leader of the Georgia state NAACP in 1955. He was reelected eight times. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/exhibition/black-leaders-of-the-civil-rights-movement/m-2977/
- Rights Holder:
- Reprinted with permission from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/national-association-advancement-colored-people-naacp
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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