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The ceiling at First African is in the design of a "Nine Patch Quilt," which indicated that the church was a safe haven for slaves (it was a symbol of the Underground Railroad). The church, constituted in 1777, came from the oldest Negro congregation…

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.

The original balcony pews at First African Baptist church were built for and by slaves when the building was constructed in 1859. The writing on the ends of each pew are written in an African dialect known as "Cursive Hebrew."

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.

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.

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).…

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.