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'A history-making moment': Savannah's Taylor Square officially unveiled at ceremony
Taylor Square, named in honor of teacher and nurse Susie King Taylor, is the first historic square in Savannah named after a Black woman.
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Savannah Mayor Van Johnson II removes the covering from the marker bearing the new name of Taylor Square. (Photo provided by Pat Donahue).
Once known as Calhoun Square, in honor of the late U.S. Senator and vice president John C. Calhoun, the square along Abercorn Street bordered by Taylor and Gordon now bears the name of a Black woman born into slavery in Liberty County.
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