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The African-American Monument is a public monument in Savannah, Georgia, United States, dedicated in 2002. Located near River Street along the city's waterfront with the Savannah River , the monument commemorates African Americans in the city and highlights the "invisible story of the Trans Atlantic slave trade". [ 1 ]
For Moore, visiting Savannah with her team is especially poignant as the occasion brings full circle the 2016 creation of the Smithsonian’s museum for African American history.
Historic First Bryan Baptist Church is an African-American church that was organized in Savannah, Georgia, by Andrew Bryan in 1788. Considered to be the Mother Church of Black Baptists, the site was purchased in 1793 by Bryan, a former slave who had also purchased his freedom. The first structure was erected there in 1794.
The SCAD Museum of Art is a teaching museum, serving Savannah College of Art and Design students and as well as members of the community and other visitors. A focal point is the Walter O. Evans Center for African American Studies, a multidisciplinary center for the study, understanding and appreciation of African American culture, art and ...
FAAA’s annual exhibition at Savannah State University runs through March 29th. Open daily. Free to attend at first floor of Kennedy Fine Arts building.
The Great Depression and, later, the United States's involvement in World War II contributed to the migration of approximately 1 million African Americans from rural areas to the urban centers of the American South, such as Atlanta and Savannah, [12] and by 1940, one-third of the 1 million African Americans in Georgia lived in municipalities ...
Ralph Mark Gilbert was a Baptist pastor and civil rights leader who served as the pastor at First African Baptist Church in Savannah, Georgia from 1939 to 1956. [1] The church had been established in the 1770s, making it one of the oldest black churches in the country. [2]
Savannah State University (2 C, 7 P) Pages in category "African-American history in Savannah, Georgia" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.