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Frank Callen made a huge community contribution to Savannah when he realized the need for Savannah’s Black youth to have a place to go after school. From the Frank Callen Boys and Girls Club page: Our Club was organized in 1917 as the Savannah Boys’ Club by Mr. Frank Callen, a local probation officer. InContinue reading “Frank Callen”

I stumbled upon Essie Monroe’s name while looking for another resident interred at Laurel Grove South. She immediately piqued my interest. Who was this woman amongst the sea of men at the National Negro Business League Convention in 1915 in Boston? She was there with the likes of L.M. Pollard and G.H. Bowen, who hadContinue reading “Essie Monroe, Modern Woman”