Historical Marker

Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert (1899-1956)

Savannah · Chatham County · Erected 2025

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The Story

Pastor of First African Baptist Church, the Rev. Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert revived Savannah's NAACP in 1942 and built dozens of Georgia chapters, laying the organizing groundwork that made him father of the city's civil rights movement.

About this site

Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert (1899-1956) is a historical marker in Savannah, Chatham County, erected in 2025. It is one of 339 historical markers documented in Chatham County, among 480 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 32.0721, -81.1001 near Savannah. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include St. Philip AME Church, Levi Sheftall Cemetery, and Louis B. Toomer: Founder of Carver State Bank.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 32.0721, -81.1001 · Savannah, Chatham County

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