Savannah, Immortal City Photography Exhibit

Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the... colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important Atlantic seaport. It is Georgia's fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area. Each year Savannah attracts millions of visitors, who enjoy the city's architecture and historic buildings: the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low , the Georgia Historical Society , the Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences , the First African Baptist Church , Temple Mickve Israel , and the Central of Georgia Railway roundhouse complex .
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The years 2011 through 2015 mark the 150th anniversary, or sesquicentennial, of the American Civil War, which was fought from 1861 to 1865. Numerous... cultural facilities, such as museums and libraries, educational institutions, and individual historians throughout the United States are observing the historic occasion with Civil War re-enactments, the publication of revisionary studies, tours of battlefields, public lectures, and other events. One of the most popular areas of focus for observations is the study of advancements made by African Americans since the American antebellum era and the concurrent contrasting study of authentic historical artifacts pertaining to slavery in America.
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