D i s c o v e r i n g B l a c k S ava n n a h
Slavery to Emancipation
3:00 pm | Wednesdays | September 25 through November 20
Visitor price includes one-year TLC membership.
Lectures – Included in full-series price, or $10/$15 per lecture at the door
REGISTER FOR THE SERIES
Slavery and Savannah’s Founding
LECTURE BY ROGER SMITH
3:00-4:00 pm | Wednesday, September 25
Oglethorpe and the Trustees banned slavery in Georgia, but the utopian dream ended quickly. TLC director and Georgia history researcher Roger Smith sets the scene from 1733 onward.
March Haynes: Slavery and Emancipation at Fort Pulaski
LECTURE BY MAX FARLEY
3:00-4:00 pm | Wednesday, October 9
Enslaved people built the Fort; then Cockspur Island inspired dreams of freedom. National Park Service ranger Max Farley recounts the story of one African American who experienced slavery and freedom.
Savannah’s Municipal Slavery Research Project
LECTURE BY LUCIANA SPRACHER
3:00-4:00 pm | Wednesday, October 16
Director of the City of Savannah Municipal Archives Luciana Spracher shares the latest information on Savannah’s large-scale project documenting enslaved labor utilized by the City before emancipation.
— SITE VISITs on October 23 & 30 —
40 Acres and a Mule Docudrama - FILM AND GUIDED DISCUSSION WITH ROGER SMITH
3:00-4:00 pm | Wednesday, November 6
The Learning Center screens this 2015 docudrama that recreates the extraordinary events of Sherman’s 1864 occupation of Savannah and the fleeting promises that came from Field Order No. 15.
Education for Black Savannahians
LECTURE BY TANIA SAMMONS
3:00-4:00 pm | Wednesday, November 13
Creator of the 2011 symposium Slavery and Freedom in Savannah, researcher and museum professional Tania Sammons
chronicles the story of education, from illegal
SITE VISITS
*Site visits and walking tours are for series participants only.
Dates, durations, and meeting places are sent to full-series enrollees.
Savannah’s Riverfront and Johnson Square
Walking Tour with Roger Smith
First African Baptist Church and Environs Walking Tour with Roger Smith and Church Visit
with The Reverend Derrek Curry
Laurel Grove South Cemetery
Guided Tour by City of Savannah Cemeteries
Expert John Brennan
Beach Institute and Environs
Walking Tour with Roger Smith and Museum Visit
with Jonathan Winbush