Susie King Taylor: The People’s Square

Documentary Short (2026)
Directed by Caroline Josey Karoki
Produced by Abbey Hoekzema

The Making of Taylor Square follows Gullah Geechee storyteller Sistah Patt Gunn as she leads a diverse coalition in a three-year battle to rename Savannah’s Calhoun Square—once honoring pro-slavery advocate John C. Calhoun—after Susie King Taylor, a Civil War nurse, educator, and formerly enslaved woman. Despite legal barriers and opposition, the film chronicles a community’s resilience and determination to reclaim history.