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The most prominent homage to black history in Savannah, the African American Family Monument is found on River Street, depicting a newly emancipated family of four standing together in an embrace. While the figures are...

Bonaventure Cemetery was originally known as Evergreen Cemetery. It was first established in 1846 and privately owned by John Mullryne. In 1907, the City of Savannah purchased the Evergreen Cemetery and changed its name to...

Laurel Grove South is one Savannah’s most significant final resting places for African Americans who died in the 19th and 20th centuries. While slavery was still legal, there were more free African Americans interred in...