Savannah considers Black people and women for city square to replace name of slavery advocate
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on August 15, 2023
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) —
Nine months after leaders of Georgia’s oldest city stripped the name of a pro-slavery U.S. vice president from one of its public squares, nominees being considered for the green space’s new name include a Black woman who taught formerly enslaved people to read and write.
Susie King Taylor, who started a school for Black children and adults on the Georgia coast in 1862 with support from . . .
