SAVANNAH — Nine months after leaders of Georgia's oldest city stripped the name of a pro-slavery U.S. vice president from one of its public squares, nominees being considered for the green space's new name include a Black woman who taught formerly enslaved people to read and write.
Savannah considers Blacks, women to replace name of slavery advocate
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