Law, W. W. (Westley Wallace), 1923-2002
Biography:
W. W. Law was a crusader for justice and the civil rights of African Americans. He served as president of the Savannah National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter from 1950 to 1976 and came to be widely known as "Mr. Civil Rights." He was involved in the NAACP Youth Council while in high school and attended Georgia State College before and after being drafted into the army to serve in World War II. Law spent many years as scoutmaster of Troop 49, First Bryan Baptist Church, where he also taught Sunday school. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a mail carrier for more than forty years before retiring in the 1990.
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Archival Collections and Reference Resources
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (New Georgia Encyclopedia)
- Southern school news (University of Georgia Libraries)
- W. W. Law Moving Image and Sound Collection (City of Savannah Municipal Archives)
- W.W. Law Photograph Collection (City of Savannah Municipal Archives)
- 1962 NAACP Membership Banner (Photographs)
- The Afro-American Life and History Association Victory Party (Photographs)
- Coffee County, Douglas Georgia NAACP Charter (Photographs)
- Harry L. Davis Exhibit (Photographs)
- Laurel Grove South Cemetery (Photographs)
- Leaving for Savannah Beach (Photographs)
- Life Guard Lesson (Photographs)
- Members of the N.A.A.C.P. (Photographs)
- Ministers March (Photographs)
- Mrs. NAACP (Photographs)
- NAACP Postal Exam Training Class (Photographs)
- NAACP Presentation to Geneva Wallace Law (Photographs)
- Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum (Photographs)
- Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum (Photographs)
- W. W. Law Mass Meeting Rally (Photographs)
- W. W. Law Speaking (Photographs)
- W. W. Law Speaking (Photographs)