2009-05-13 / Front Page

Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum Named Official Georgia Historical Civil Rights Museum


On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, Governor Sonny Perdue signed House Bill 108 into law. This bill designates The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum in Savannah as the official Georgia historical civil rights museum. “I am honored to have introduced this legislation which has now made The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum the official Georgia Historical Civil Rights Museum,” said Representative Bob Bryant (D- Savannah). “This museum is named in honor of the late Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert, father of Savannah’s modern day Civil Rights Movement and fearless National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) leader.”Pictured are Representative Bob Bryant, Mr. David Richards – Member of the Board of Directors Ralph Mark Gilbert Museum, Governor Sonny Perdue, Dr. Billy Jamerson – Chairman of the Board of Directors Ralph Mark Gilbert Museum, and Ms. Erica Backus – Savannah Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. On Wednesday, April 29, 2009, Governor Sonny Perdue signed House Bill 108 into law. This bill designates The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum in Savannah as the official Georgia historical civil rights museum. “I am honored to have introduced this legislation which has now made The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum the official Georgia Historical Civil Rights Museum,” said Representative Bob Bryant (D- Savannah). “This museum is named in honor of the late Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert, father of Savannah’s modern day Civil Rights Movement and fearless National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) leader.”Pictured are Representative Bob Bryant, Mr. David Richards – Member of the Board of Directors Ralph Mark Gilbert Museum, Governor Sonny Perdue, Dr. Billy Jamerson – Chairman of the Board of Directors Ralph Mark Gilbert Museum, and Ms. Erica Backus – Savannah Area Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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