Black History Month Profile: ‘Mr. WW Law of Civil Rights
Savannah’s WW Act once resulted in an 18-month boycott of businesses on Broughton Street, forcing city leaders to compromise their stance on civil rights.
Updated: 10:20 am EST February 8, 2021
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Wesley Wallace. The law was known as Mr. Civil Rights, and the titles certainly fit Savannah. In 1923, Law was president of Savannah N. Double AC P. For 26 years he ran wade ins and sit ins and once carried out an 18-month boycott of companies on Broad Street, forcing city leaders to compromise civil rights. But his work was not without cost. He was once fired from his job at the Post Office until the CPI and President John F. Kennedy stepped on his behalf after leading CPI law and turning his attention to African American history. His work has spawned critical moments in the days when people can still visit WW Act, one of the most powerful civil rights activists in Savannah history.
Black History Month Profile: ‘Mr. WW Law of Civil Rights
Savannah’s WW Act once resulted in an 18-month boycott of businesses on Broughton Street, forcing city leaders to compromise their stance on civil rights.
Updated: 10:20 am EST February 8, 2021
Savannah’s WW Act once resulted in an 18-month boycott of businesses on Broughton Street, forcing city leaders to compromise their stance on civil rights.
Savannah’s WW Act once resulted in an 18-month boycott of businesses on Broughton Street, forcing city leaders to compromise their stance on civil rights.
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