Items and Collections

Creator
Law, W. W. (Westley Wallace), 1923-2002

Date of Original
1955/2004

Subject
African Americans--Civil rights
African Americans--History
African Americans--Georgia--Savannah
African American churches--Georgia--Savannah
African American schools--Georgia--Savannah
Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History. Savannah-Yamacraw Branch (Ga.)
Beach Institute
Cemeteries--Georgia--Savannah
Civil rights leaders (Savannah, Ga.)
Clergy--Chatham County (Ga.)
Fisk Jubilee Singers
Georgia Historical Society
Historic sites--Georgia--Savannah
King-Tisdell Museum
Mutual Benevolent Society. Savannah (Ga.)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People--Meetings.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Savannah Branch (Ga.)
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education
Savannah (Ga.)
Savannah (Ga.)--History
Savannah (Ga.)--Race relations
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah State University (Ga.)
Savannah. First African Baptist Church
Savannah. First Bryan Baptist Church
Sea Islands Creole dialect
Segregation--Georgia--Savannah
Spirituals (Songs)
Voter registration--Georgia--Savannah

People
Law, W. W. (Westley Wallace), 1923-2002
Cobb, W. Montague (William Montague), 1904-1990
Spottswood, Stephen G. (Stephen Gill), 1897-1974
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
Gilbert, Ralph Mark, 1899-1956
Mitchell, Clarence M. (Clarence Maurice), Jr., 1911-1984
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976

Location
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983

Type
Sound

Description
The W. W. Law Moving Image and Sound collection includes various media formats recording a variety of content collected by W. W. Law. Media formats include: audiocassette tape, motion picture film, reel to reel, VHS tape, ½ inch open-reel video tape, Hi8 video tape, and U-Matic tape. All formats have various sizes and duration of recordings. The content of the recordings varies, including: recordings of NAACP Savannah Branch events, motion picture films, local news television and radio programs, concerts of local artists, interviews, oral histories, local museum events, Savannah’s Mutuals Benevolent Society events, church events, and more. The recordings feature prominent Savannahians, such as W. W. Law, Dr. John Jamerson, Jr., and R. W. Gadsden; Savannah institutions, such as First African Baptist Church, and the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum; national leaders, such as Clarence Mitchell, and Langston Hughes; well-known artists, such as the Fisk Jubilee Singers; other organizations, such as the Savannah-Yamacraw Branch of the Association for Afro-American Life and History (ASALH); and others. The recordings give glimpses into historic movements of Savannah, offering insights on the Civil Rights Movement, the push for historic preservation, and the development of Savannah’s tourism industry.

Metadata URL
https://savannahga.pastperfectonline.com/advancedsearch?utf8=%E2%9C%93&advanceSearchActivated=true&firstTimeSearch=true&search_include_objects=true&search_include_archives=true&searchcat_1=&searchcat_2=&searchcat_3=&searchcat_4=&searchcat_5=&searchcat_6=&searchButton=Search

Original Collection
1121-103, W. W. Law Moving Image and Sound Collection, http://www.savannahga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/15640/1121-103_WWLawMovingImageSound_FA?bidId=

Contributing Institution
City of Savannah Municipal Archives

Rights