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Savannah, Georgia is known as the most haunted city in America. There are more reports of paranormal activity here than anywhere else in the country. Learn about the city’s dark and deadly past ...
DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Descendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island are watching anxiously Monday evening as county commissioners consider doubling the maximum size of houses that can ...
36 Hours in Savannah, Ga. By Ariel Felton Updated Nov. 3, 2022. Share full article. 0. 36 ... Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters is refocusing the historical narrative to tell the stories of ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. — We were standing in front of the First African Baptist Church in Savannah, a registered historic landmark. It’s home to the oldest continuous Black congregation in the nation ...
News Slave Descendants Vow to Fight On After Ga. County Approves Larger Homes for Island Enclave On Tuesday, the McIntosh County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to weaken zoning restrictions the ...
From Nottoway To Monticello,15 Slave Plantations With Brutal Backstories. ... Ga., Jarrell Plantation stands today as a historic landmark after the descents of John Fitz Jarrell’s donation, ...
In Savannah, where the tourism industry is king, Black historians, tour guides and museum employees balance expectations and education. They provide more than often-uncomfortable history lessons ...
Slave trafficking in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the area that became Washington, D.C., started as early as 1626, contributing to the almost 5,000 enslaved Africans that ...
Savannah square to be renamed in honor of Susie King Taylor. Her name will replace John C. Calhoun, a former vice president who was a vocal supporter of slavery before the Civil War.
SAPELO ISLAND, Ga. - Descendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island vowed to keep fighting Tuesday after county commissioners voted to double the maximum size of homes allowed in their ...