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Translation of the inscription:

To the fallen victims of the September 17, 1939 Soviet aggression murdered in the East
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Nation
September 17, 1995

Translated by Pawel A. Slabiak

The graffiti reads "The purpose of government should not be to keep people from achieving anything," to which it seems another person added on "Truth."

The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, named after Mr. Gilbert, one of the leaders of the Savannah civil rights movement, is housed in a building that was once home to the Wage Earners Savings and Loan Bank, one of the largest banks for blacks…

These "Whites Only" and "Blacks Only" signs on the WCs at the Civil Rights Museum serve as a reminder of where we've come from and how far we still have to go in terms of racial equality in this country.

Westley Wallace Law served as president of the Savannah chapter of the NAACP for 30 years and worked his entire life for civil rights. He is buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery South, the black side of the cemetery (as opposed to the north/white side).…

This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.

Laurel Grove is the final resting place of many slaves. 15 acres of the original white cemetery were put aside for "free peoples of color and slaves."

This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.

Johnnie Brown leads Savannah's Freedom Trail Tour, which is part of the legacy of Westley Wallace Law. Mr. Brown points out a whipping tree where blacks were punished by slave drivers.

This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.