Telfair Museums and SSU Host Community in Conversation: Legacy of Slavery in Savannah

Since 2019, Telfair Museums has collaborated with artists, scholars, and organizations across Savannah to hold community engagement events and exhibitions through the Community in Conversation: Legacy of Slavery in Savannah initiative. Telfair celebrates the culmination of this initiative with a weekend-long reflection at Savannah State University and the Jepson Center that welcomes the greater Savannah metropolitan area to engage in difficult conversations about legacies of slavery in our community.

Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at 6pm: Telfair will kick-off the weekend of events at Savannah State University's T.A. Wright Stadium with food and a live performance by the Powerhouse of the South, Savannah State University Marching Band. This event will be free and open to the public. Pre-registration is not required.

Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, at 10-4pm: A series of panel discussions will take place in the Howard Jordan Mary C. Torian Auditorium, where contributing scholars from around the country will present their research findings for the forthcoming publication Legacy of Slavery in Savannah. This event will be free and open to the public. Pre-registration is preferred. For a detailed schedule of the panels, visit Telfair’s webpage here.

Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023: Community Celebration - Free Family Day | All Telfair Sites

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