History & Heritage
Historic Sites of Savannah
From antebellum mansions and Civil War battlegrounds to the living heritage of Gullah Geechee culture — Savannah's history runs deep and wide.
4 sites found · African American Heritage
Beach Institute African American Cultural Center
Built in 1867 as one of the first schools for African Americans in Savannah after emancipation — now a museum celebrating Black art and culture.
502 E Harris St, Savannah, GA 31401
First African Baptist Church
The oldest Black Baptist congregation in North America, organized in 1773 — a living monument to African American faith and freedom.
23 Montgomery St, Savannah, GA 31401
Owens-Thomas House & Slave Quarters
A masterpiece of Regency architecture (1819) with one of the most intact urban slave quarters in the American South.
124 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31401
Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
Georgia's oldest civil rights museum, telling the story of Savannah's pivotal role in the American civil rights movement.
460 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Savannah, GA 31401