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Rising Voices
“I just try to be who I am without all the labels people try to put on you.”
- The Lady Chablis
Historically too many narratives have been minimized or just left out of our propagated histories. Take a tour where we instead exclusively highlight those underrepresented voices.
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We will focus on the lives and accomplishments of black, native, queer, and female residents of Savannah and how they impacted the world around them, in such a way that Savannah as it stands would not exist without each and every one of them.
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Rising Voices meets in Franklin Square
$16/child
$32/adult
Hear about:
- Jane Deveaux, a free black woman who operated the longest-running antebellum clandestine school for black literacy at great risk to herself for 30 years.
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- Rev. Garrison Fraizer, the man who led 20 former slaves, freedmen, and pastors in discussions with Sherman, offering the solution that became Field Order 15.
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- Coosaponakeesa, or Mary Musgrove, a Creek woman who served as liaison and translator between Oglethorpe and Tomochichi and refused to allow the British to take back the lands she was gifted for her services.
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- Jim Williams, a gay antiques restorationist in Savannah, responsible for restoring over 50 homes in our historic district, essentially starting the restoration movement.
- And many many more influential Savannians
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804-837-5513
Rising Voices tours meet in Franklin Square