SCAD Tours: Preserving Black History in Savannah's Communities

601 Turner Boulevard,Savannah GA 31401

05 February, 2023

Description

Travel across time on a bus tour of Savannah that illuminates SCAD’s commitment to preserving local Black history and the university’s enduring fellowship with community leaders. From significant civil rights sites to major contemporary restoration initiatives, each stop on the tour centers visionary voices from Savannah’s African American past, present, and future. Tours begin at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m., and last approximately two hours. For disabilities accommodations, email [email protected] 48 hours in advance of the event. The above photograph is of Hosea Williams, leader of the Savannah NAACP’s political unit, the Chatham County Crusade for Voters. In 1963, he held noontime protest rallies in Wright Square and would address the crowd from Tomochichi’s Boulder. Courtesy of the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum.