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SAVANNAH - The Georgia Historical Society announced the unveiling of a new historical marker in Chatham County to commemorate Bynes-Royall Funeral Home, Inc., Savannah."The Bynes-Royall Funeral Home has…

Amanda America Dickson Toomer fought the judicial system in the south and won at a time when the rights of women, and especially women of skin color, were poor. A historical marker was dedicated to honor her legacy on May 21st on the…

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After the war, Lee hoped to go to West Point, but the academy then accepted only a few black applicants. He ended up at Howard University in Washington, DC. He tried to join the university's boxing team, but the coach was skeptical of a…

SAVANNAH - The Georgia Historical Society announced the unveiling of a new historical marker in Effingham County to commemorate Springfield Central High School.The marker, the latest addition to the Georgia…

The Rev. James Edwards Jr., the lead plaintiff in the landmark Supreme Court case, refers to his name engraved on the memorial. The Center for Civil Rights History and Research at the University of South Carolina unveiled a new…

Attorney General Christian Porter has launched a defamation campaign against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan.Porter is suing the public broadcaster for making "false allegations" against him in an online story alleging that he was…

After two years of planning, applying, and receiving grants, the Cleveland Restoration Society (CRS) begins moving forward with its plan for the African American Civil Rights Trail in Cleveland.On Monday, February 22nd, officials from the…