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Another $2,500 came from the Coastal Georgia Historical Society. [20] Igbo Landing itself is located on private property, and the historical marker was erected at a nearby greenspace owned by the St Simons Land Trust.
After the end of the war, the government of Georgia, the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the refugees began to investigate and gather facts about the allegations of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and deportation conducted by the Abkhaz side during the conflict. In 1994 and again in 1996, OSCE ...
Thuy Leung came from Vietnam as a refugee at age 8. The kids at the shelter at Eastern Nazarene College remind her of her own journey.
Westley Wallace Law (January 1, 1923 – July 29, 2002) was an American civil rights leader from Savannah, Georgia. He was president of the Savannah chapter of the NAACP and made great strides in desegregation through nonviolent resistance from 1950 to 1976, serving as a leader in the Savannah Protest Movement. He spent much of the rest of his ...
Seven countries, an ocean and over a thousand miles stand between them and their dreams for a future.
Dorothy Jean Ridley was born on October 2, 1938, in Lumpkin, Georgia, [2] [3] [4] to Lessie W. Ridley and Melton Lee Ridley. [1] When Ridley was ten years old, her father was beaten and left for dead on the family's doorstep; the family believes it to be a crime committed by Ku Klux Klan members. [2]
Susie King Taylor (August 6, 1848 – October 6, 1912) was an American nurse, educator and memoirist. Born into slavery in coastal Georgia, she is known for being the first African-American nurse during the American Civil War.
60 inspirational Pride Month quotes from LGBTQ luminaries. Amanda Garrity and Sophie Caldwell. May 29, 2024 at 4:11 PM. Prepare your rainbow flags — it's time to celebrate Pride.