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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.

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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
StillImage

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.

Metadata URL
https://www.savannahga.gov/1909/W-W-Law-Collection

Original Collection
1121-100, W. W. Law Photograph Collection. City of Savannah, Research Library & Municipal Archives, Savannah, Georgia.

Contributing Institution
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

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Subject National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

1. Carolyn Quilloin Coleman

Date of Original:: 1975-05
Collection:: W.W. Law Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

2. Gilbert Essay Winners

Date of Original:: 1975-02
Collection:: W.W. Law Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

3. Laurel Grove South Cemetery - NAACP Negro Historic Restoration

Date of Original:: 1973
Collection:: W.W. Law Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

4. Laurel Grove South Cemetery - NAACP Negro Historic Restoration

Date of Original:: 1973
Collection:: W.W. Law Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

5. Laurel Grove South Cemetery - NAACP Negro Historic Restoration

Date of Original:: 1973
Collection:: W.W. Law Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

6. Laurel Grove South Cemetery - NAACP Negro Historic Restoration

Date of Original:: 1973
Collection:: W.W. Law Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

7. NAACP Presentation to Geneva Wallace Law

Date of Original:: 1973
Collection:: W.W. Law Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

8. James M. Floyd Death: Body Outline in Front of NAACP Office

Date of Original:: 1970-05
Collection:: W.W. Law Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

9. James M. Floyd Death: NAACP March/Procession

Date of Original:: 1970-05
Collection:: W.W. Law Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

10. NAACP Postal Exam Training Class

Date of Original:: 1969
Collection:: W.W. Law Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

11. NAACP Labor and Industry Committee

Date of Original:: 1967
Collection:: W.W. Law Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

12. NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund and Awards Dinner

Date of Original:: 1963-07-05
Collection:: W.W. Law Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives