But although its population is 52 percent African American, only three plaques relate to black history - and no monuments.
Macon has no such monuments either.
Savannah's road has been bumpy. Its inscription has been a sticking point. Savannah's City Council and its mayor, an African American, have clashed bitterly with the head of the monument association over the matter. Divisiveness and inability to get the municipal act together are not peculiar to Macon-Bibb County. Savannah was where thousands of African slaves disembarked after a sea voyage under inhuman conditions.