Westley wallace law biography definition

Westley Wallace Law (January 1, &#; July 29, ) was an American civil rights leader from Savannah, Georgia. He was president of the Savannah chapter of the NAACP and made great strides in desegregation through nonviolent resistance from to , serving as a leader in the Savannah Protest Movement.

Westley wallace law biography definition

He spent much of the rest of his life advocating for African-American history and culture in Savannah. He established the Savannah-Yamacraw Branch of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum, the King-Tisdell Cottage Museum, the Beach Institute of African American Culture, and the Negro Heritage Trail Tour.

Background

Westley Wallace Law was born on January 1, , in Savannah, Georgia.^[1] He was the only son and eldest of ten children born to Geneva Wallace and Westley Law. He began working at the age of ten to help his sick mother while attending school.

In high school, Law entered the NAACP Youth C