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Helen Mcclain Wilson
African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia
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Dorothy Singleton-Belle
African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia
Interment: Bonaventure Cemetery
Christopher Williams Jr.
African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia
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Mary Etta David
African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia
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The Enslaved Members Of The Davenport Household: Geography, Mobility, And Pre-Davenport House Lived Experiences, Kelly Westfield
The Enslaved Members Of The Davenport Household: Geography, Mobility, And Pre-Davenport House Lived Experiences, Kelly Westfield
Department of History Public History Graduate Project Reports
Through the use of primary source documents, especially deeds, wills, estate inventories, and historic newspapers, this report attempts to trace the lives of the original group of enslaved men,
women, and children who lived at the Davenport House, including Nancy, Bella, Mary, Deeping, Tom, Ned, Ann, Davy, Isaac, Jacob, Jack, Polly, and Peggy prior to their entry into the Davenport House. There is much to be interpreted from seemingly impersonal information such as location and previous owners, as well as from new resources heretofore unconsulted including burial and jail records, ship manifests, later deed records, and wills. For example, Laurel …
More Than A Conservative, Pro-War Narrative: Savannah, Georgia And The Vietnam War, Jessica F. Dirkson
More Than A Conservative, Pro-War Narrative: Savannah, Georgia And The Vietnam War, Jessica F. Dirkson
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The Vietnam era was a time of great social unrest in Savannah. The Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement made Savannahians question Southern traditions and values including patriotism, honor, and deeply rooted racism. Through the interviews of over fifty Savannah civilians and Vietnam veterans, this thesis argues that Savannah is more complex and diversified in opinion than what the narrow scope the Southern narrative allows. Savannah’s history with the military and service members since the Civil War gives agency to the importance of its inhabitants’ opinions on the Vietnam War. Over the course of the Vietnam War, many Savannahians …