Experts' Choice Award Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum Inc.
What the experts agree on
This modest museum chronicles Savannah's civil rights history through local stories of segregation and desegregation, offering essential context often overlooked elsewhere. The unassuming exterior belies its important mission documenting the city's
“This small museum provides a local introduction to the Civil Rights movement as it played out in Savannah.”
– Lonely Planet
Fodor's "The role of black and white Savannahians in ending segregation in their city is well detailed." Full review
Lonely Planet "Focuses on the local history of segregated schools, hotels, hospitals, jobs and lunch counters." Full review
Where "More than 40,000 people toured Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum during its inaugural year of 1996." Full review
Frommer's "This museum is fraying at the edges and might appear to be closed from the outside, but it chronicles an important but under-represented aspect of Savannah history and deserves your support" Full review
Lonely Planet "The month of June is an excellent time to check out Savannah's landmarks focusing on its Black history, like the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum"
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