David George
David George was born a slave in Virginia. He grew up on a plantation with his family and a master of uncommon cruelty. Both of...
Category : Religion
Ralph Mark Gilbert
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A Legacy of Leadership and Civil Rights Advocacy Ralph Mark Gilbert, a prominent figure in Savannah’s history, made significant contributions as a pastor, civil rights...
First African Baptist Church
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The First African Baptist Church in Savannah is one of the oldest African American Baptist churches in North America. It was not formally established until...
Henry Hugh Proctor
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The Reverend Henry Hugh Proctor was the first African American pastor of the First Congregational Church in Atlanta, serving from 1894 until 1920. His dynamic...
E. K. Love
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The minister and missionary E. K. Love was a prominent Baptist leader and writer in nineteenth-century Georgia. Dedicated to fighting racism, Love was also a...
Boston King
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BOSTON KING, Methodist preacher, and author; b. c. 1760 near Charleston, S.C.; d. 1802 in Sierra Leone. Boston King was born a slave on Richard Waring’s plantation...
The Real Story Behind ‘Amazing Grace’
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“Amazing Grace” is probably the most beloved hymn of the last two centuries. The soaring spiritual describing profound religious elation is estimated to be performed...
Andrew Bryan
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Andrew Bryan, a pioneer Baptist leader, helped found First African Baptist Church in Savannah, one of the oldest black congregations in the nation. Bryan was...
Thomas Dorsey
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Born into a preacher’s family in rural Georgia, Thomas Dorsey began playing the family organ at age six. At eight he started writing his own...
Desmond Tutu
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Desmond Tutu was a prominent South African social rights activist and Anglican bishop. Born in 1931 in Klerksdorp, South Africa, Tutu became known for his...