Madam Birdie Freeman
In the early 1900s, well off black women in Savannah sometimes called themselves madames. Beauticians included. Madame Freeman was one of em. She was born Bridie Andres in Hampton, SC
12 Books ’bout Savannah’s Black History
One for every month of the year 🙂 This list ain’t by no means ALL the books on Savannah’s black history. It’s just the ones that I found most useful
10 Healing Plants and Herbs the Gullah Geechee Used Backintheday
Our people brought all kinda knowledge from Africa with them to the States, including folk remedies to stay well and get well. They added natural medicine from the Native American
St. Patrick’s in Savannah in the ’60s
On March 16th, 1960, two Beach High students and one Savannah State student–Carolyn Quinn, Joan Tyson, and Ernest Robinson–got arrested for trying to eat at a whites-only lunch counter at
The library over there on Henry
Was getting tatted last night and he asked me if I’ve ever been to the library over there on Henry. I was like yeah. Matta fact, I kraked teet boutSavannah Slave Narratives from the 1930s
The Great Depression crippled a lot of pockets starting in 1929, leaving many people broke, unemployed, and sometimes homeless. Herbert Hoover (a Republican) was president at the time, but he
Griffin Lotson discusses Kumbaya song
https://youtu.be/4XCnoZ3DCec