WHO WE AREThe Coalition to Rename Calhoun Square is comprised of local citizens of all walks of life from Chatham County. We are volunteer members of the Susie King Taylor Center for Jubilee's policy initiative to rename a public space that memorialized an enslaver of the past and is the location of a burial ground for the enslaved.
Former U.S. Vice President John C. Calhoun was one of the most influential politicians during America's antebellum era, a strong advocate of slavery's expansion and states' rights, and an ardent supporter of anti-Indigenous American policies, including those precipitating the Indian Removal Act. |
In 2021, The Coalition filed its Application to Rename a Public Square with the City of Savannah.
We are happy to announce that on November 10th 2022, the Mayor and Savannah City Council voted unanimously to remove the name Calhoun from Savannah's square. |
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After the Savannah City Council's unanimous vote to remove Calhoun's name from Savannah's Square, the physical remove of his plaque began almost immediately. While this is a huge success, it is only the first step towards renaming the square. There is still work to be done.
Please continue to stay with us as we press forward with our choice for the new square's name: Taylor Square, to honor nurse, teacher, and American hero Susie Baker King Taylor. |
A Message from Patt Gunn:
I hope and pray each of you have taken time out to get the rest you deserve after our Thursday evening City Council Meeting at City Hall. I just want to say, Thank You from the bottom of my heart for the courageous human beings you are in this 21st century. As my heart is still full, it has taken a couple of days to digest our first victory. We have convinced the majority of the City's leadership to vote to remove the name of John C. Calhoun in two weeks! |
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