Internationally famous concert tenor, Roland Hayes was born on June 3, 1887 in Curryville, GA to a formerly enslaved mother and tenant father.
“Despite the fact that our history remains vastly unwritten, the same stories have been passed down through hundreds of generations, and will be passed down for hundreds of generations to come, so we always know where we began.” -Avery Ross, Muskogee Creek Nation
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Even as a powerful man in his society, he was an anxious man who struggled deeply with claustrophobia and taphophobia, the fear of being buried alive. When he was writing his will, he implemented several rules for his postmortem care to ensure he would not be prematurely buried.
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On a chilly and clear autumn night on Brown Mountain in North Carolina, one might see a group of lights floating close to the ground within the forest. The lights will continue to waveringly float about 10 feet in the air before disappearing, leaving the night dark and the viewer stunned. These are known as the Brown Mountain Lights. Thousands of witnesses have recorded their experiences over the years, yet no one can explain this phenomenon.
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The Gullah-Geechee people are rich in culture, deep-rooted in tradition, and deeply spiritually connected. They honor many benevolent spirits and deities with their cultural and religious practices, and they live by a traditional Yoruba Proverb: “What happens in our physical world first happens in our spiritual world.” Just like the physical world around us, some of the characters in the spirit world can be quite evil. So, what happens when some of those less-than-favorable characters make their way into the physical realm?
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Mary Musgrove’s real name was Coosaponakeesa (COO-suh-PON-uh-GEH-zuh), which means “lovely fawn”. Coosaponakeesa was born in 1700 in Coweta, Lower Creek Nation (present-day Macon). She was born into Wind Clan, one of 21 clans in the Creek Nation.
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We get a lot of questions about Savannah History - and people seem extra interested in the stories behind the stories, the mysteries, the dramas, the little-known details and intricacies that make Savannah the city she is today.
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Pulaski answered the call to arms, and was a grand supporter of the American Dream. His specialty was in calvary forces, and he was instrumental in fighting for the importance of, and ultimately establishing, a strong calvary for the Revolutionaries.
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Oglethorpe was a humanitarian at heart - but he had also seen battle first hand, and knew the importance of protecting his fledgling city from attack at the hands of Spanish forces to the south in Florida.
And so, the city was laid out with meticulous intention.
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Oglethorpe was convinced he could build a city that stood on strong morals - one that could overcome the prejudices and short-comings of Britain.
But life in the early colony was hard work, and anything but comfortable.
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Savannah was the blessed resting place on Sherman’s March to the Sea. The General preserved her on a whim - some say because he was captivated by the city’s transfixing beauty - other say it was because of a lover who made her home here - others say he was tired of pillaging and looking for a comfortable place to rest and let his soldier recuperate in relative peace.
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They called themselves the Liberty Boys, a group of young men defying the wisdom of their fathers, but rather stepping out on their own with the hope and belief in a new country.
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Savannah is the site of one of the nation’s largest and most festive St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations in the nation. But not many people know the story of how the Irish culture came to such a foothold in Savannah’s history - or how the impacts of her people shaped the Historic District from the ground up.
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Savannah has been home to strong women from the very beginning. And while the tides of culture twisted and turned, for better or worse, over the seasons of the nation’s history women have been at the forefront of our most harrowing moments.
Let’s talk about life in early Savannah for a moment, shall we?
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