Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Malcolm R. Maclean

1919-2001

— Mayor of Savannah (1960 to 1966) —

Malcolm R. Maclean Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Malcolm R. Maclean Marker

Inscription. Maclean helped Savannah integrate with minimal violence in 1963. Soliciting the support of business and church leaders, Maclean successfully negotiated with local civil rights organizers, including W.W. Law and Eugene Gadsden. Maclean loved playing tennis.
Donated by HunterMaclean in memory of our partner

Erected 2016 by HunterMaclean.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1963.

Location. 32° 2.76′ N, 81° 4.953′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It can be reached from Daffin Park Drive, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located at the Malcolm R. Maclean Tennis Courts within Daffin Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31404, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Roll of Honor (approx. 0.2 miles away); American Grand Prize Races (approx. 0.2 miles away); Savannah High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Malcolm R. Maclean (approx. 0.6 miles away); Colored Library Association of Savannah

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); Mamie George Williams (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Georgia Infirmary (approx. 1.2 miles away); Mother Mathilda Beasley, O.S.F. (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.

Also see . . . Daffin Park tennis courts named for former mayor Malcolm Maclean. (Submitted on October 29, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Malcolm R. Maclean Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.