SAVANNAH, Ga. - On America's 250th birthday, former Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson stands as a vivid example of the American Dream: a man who rose from the constraints of Jim Crow segregation to become the city's second Black mayor and a leader widely credited with improving Savannah and its neighborhoods. His story - told through hundreds of photographs spanning his childhood, education and political career - traces a life shaped by struggle, ambition and public service. "Otis Samuel Johnson.