National Freedom Day Observance - Community Celebration
2/01/2020 - 2/01/2020
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
2/01/2020
2/01/2020
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Carolyn Jordan
Event Description
On Feb. 1, 11 a.m., a community celebration will take place at the Coastal Georgia Center, 305 Fahm Street. Amir Toure J.D., instructor of Africana studies, will lead a presentation on the theme “Getting a 2020 Vision of Freedom.”
Savannah State University’s (SSU) Wright Choice Initiative will host National Freedom Day observances Jan. 30 –Feb. 1. All events are free and open to the public. The Wright Choice Initiative, a Title III-funded mentoring program, is named for Richard R. Wright Sr., SSU’s first president. Wright is considered the architect of National Freedom Day, established to commemorate President Lincoln signing a resolution proposing the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States. A proclamation naming Feb. 1 National Freedom Day was signed by President Truman in 1948.
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Location
Coastal Georgia Center