Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange

The Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange is the junction of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway. It is located in Savannah, Georgia.

From 1902 to 1963, the site was occupied by the Union Station and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard was called West Broad Street. Many theaters, bars, stores and other businesses were located in that section of town, which was the economic and cultural center for Black Savannah. [ [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2734 The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum] , The New Georgia Encyclopedia, History & Archaeology]

Many of those landmarks were eventually demolished to make room for the interstate.

In 2001 the Georgia Legislature passed a resolution [ [http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2001_02/fulltext/hr182.htm House Resolution 182 - Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange and Bridge] , Georgia General Assembly, April 19, 2001] [ [http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2003_04/fulltext/sr6.htm Senate Resolution 6 - Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange and Bridge] , Georgia General Assembly, April 19, 2001] to designate the intersection in honor of Earl Shinhoster, who was a Black civil rights activist.

Shinhoster was born in Savannah in 1950. As a teenager, he was involved in the Civil Rights Movement. In 1994-95, he served as Interim Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Shinhoster died near Montgomery, Alabama in a car collision in 2000. [ [http://www.sip.armstrong.edu/CivilRightsMuseum/info.html The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum] ]

Located within a short walking distance from the Earl T. Shinhoster Interchange is the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum (460 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard).

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ee also

* Georgia General Assembly
* Georgia State House of Representatives
* Jim Gillis Historic Savannah Parkway
* List of U.S. Routes
* Ralph Mark Gilbert
* Savannah, Georgia
* W. W. Law