A popular tourist destination shines a revealing light on the shadows of its past. (Photo of Dr. Deborah L. Mack, in Savannah's Owens-Thomas House, by Luther E. Vann)
Everyone knows the enslavement of Africans as it was practiced in the United States ended with the conclusion of the Civil War in 1865. Among the remaining mysteries for the inheritors of that peculiar historical legacy is information regarding the identities and daily lives of African Americans who endured slavery in such urban environments as Savannah, Georgia. My article, “A Legacy Less Traveled,” in the May 10, 2006, issue of CONNECT SAVANNAH (at http://www.connectsavannah.com/show_article.php?article_id=645) introduces readers to Dr. Deborah L. Mack, as she helps Savannah solve the mysteries of its past via a reinterpretation of its rich Africana-influenced history. The article itself is an historical document as it features the first journalism photographs by artist Luther E. Vann.
Considering that the mysteries in question involve a city––my hometown––which even in the 1800s had a 50 percent black population (today it’s closer to 60 percent), composed of both free and enslaved African Americans, this new investigation into its past promises to yield some fascinating results. Please join me by clicking on the following link as Savannah embarks on a new era in its already fantastic culture and history: http://www.connectsavannah.com/show_article.php?article_id=645 .
By Aberjhani
© 5/10/2006
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I thank you, Author/Poet Aberjhani for this page of history.
L. T. Goslee
I am confident that whoever reads this article will never forget its contents. An excellent literary and informative work.
Please accept the accolades of my mind and heart.
David Livingstone
Wherever this BRAIN-MINING-ENGINEER, arrives, he finds traces of diamond, platinum and gold, ~ and the mine sites are offered to those who want to be richer with bullion assets that thieves can't steal; ~ and this time we are privileged again to read the plans for this new historical mining.
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I would like to be allowed to thank You for the introduction of Dr. Mack. May she enjoy a long healthy life through a blissful productive living.
Thank You, Master Aberjahni for showing the Americans how the greatness of America glows.
In gratitude and reverent admiration.
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
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Gratefully,
Eva Black, BFA
Interesting write; thanks for sharing! Very well done!
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An informative, educational write; like Regis, I, too, thank you.
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Regis