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By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 12, 2022
Tybee Island Wade-Ins Marker
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| | In the early 1960s, Savannah Beach, now Tybee Island, GA, was the site of Civil Rights protests called wade-ins, akin to the sit-in demonstrations of the time.
These protests, planned and conducted by the NAACP Savannah Youth Council, sought to . . . — — Map (db m200228) HM |
| | At a mass meeting of the Savannah NAACP, W.W. Law, Chapter President and local icon of the Civil Rights movement, praised the protesters:
“If these youngsters can sit in, wade in, and kneel in, all Negroes can stay off Broughton . . . — — Map (db m200229) HM |
Jun. 16, 2024