Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum
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Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum

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The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum is a museum in Savannah, Georgia, United States. named after Ralph Mark Gilbert, who served as pastor of the First African Baptist Church from 1939 to 1956 and led the Savannah chapter of the NAACP starting in the 1940s. The museum documents the civil rights experiences of Savannah and Georgia's African American community. Its three floors contain photographic records, interactive displays, a recreation of the Azalea Room at Levy's Department Store, a lunch counter, a fiber-optic map of historic events and sites, and exhibits focused on the NAACP and Laurel Grove South Cemetery.

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