W.W. (Westley Wallace) Law (1923-2002) lived in Savannah and was active in local civil rights activism, serving as President of the Savannah Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1950 to 1976. He  organized and participated in voter registration drives, sit-ins, demonstrations, and boycotts. He was also active in history education and historic preservation, helping to create Savannah's Negro Heritage Trail, aiding with the creation of the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, and negotiating the restoration of the King-Tisdell Cottage in the formerly African American middle-class Beach Institute neighborhood.

Use this History Snapshot to explore the Civil Rights Movement in Savannah, Georgia.

Georgia Standards: SS8H11 Evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights movement.