SSU to Celebrate National Freedom Day Feb. 1

Savannah State University to Observe National Freedom Day Feb. 1

Campus Wreath-Laying Ceremony to Take Place at 12 p.m.

SAVANNAH, GA - Savannah State University’s (SSU) Honors Program will commemorate National Freedom Day on Tuesday, Feb. 1. A campus wreath-laying ceremony will be held at 12 p.m. at the Richard R. Wright Sr. bust in front of Wright Hall. A keynote address and a student panel discussion will follow at 6:30 p.m. in the King Frazier Student Center. Dr. Melva L. Sampson, professor of preaching and practical theology at Wake Forest University, will deliver the keynote address.

Major Richard Robert Wright Sr. 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.

"National Freedom Day has been celebrated since its inception in 1948. The Savannah State University students continue to walk in the footsteps of our Founding President Richard R. Wright Sr. as they Tell Them We are Rising!," said Dr. Carolyn Jordan, director of Savannah State University’s Honors Program.

For more information, contact Dr. Jordan by calling 912-358-4089 or emailing jordanca@savannahstate.edu.

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