Historical Marker

Savannah Beach Wade-Ins

Tybee Island · Chatham County · Erected 2022

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The Story

Beginning in August 1960, Black students led by the NAACP Youth Council under W.W. Law staged wade-in protests against the whites-only beach here, helping integrate Savannah's public spaces by 1963.

About this site

Savannah Beach Wade-Ins is a historical marker in Tybee Island, Chatham County, erected in 2022. 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 31.9922, -80.8469 near Tybee Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Tybrisa Pavilion 1900/1996 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Tybrisa Pavilion II, Carbo House, The, and The Carbo House.

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

📍 31.9922, -80.8469 · Tybee Island, Chatham County

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