Support the Work"Uplifting Effingham, Georgia's Rich African American History onto the International Stage"
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Experience
Building Bridges The founding of the African [American] presence in Effingham County, Ga dates back to 1734 when 14 enslaved men were "borrowed" from South Carolina to help build roads and buildings for the newly arrived Salzburgers at Ebenezer. The Black presence in Effingham is well documented and easily discoverable; yet, has been ignored and devalued by historians. Today, the goal of the Effingham Roots Project is to build a lasting connection with the "mainstream" Effingham Historical Society to "equally" value and preserve our shared cultural history and contributions to the wealth and success of Effingham County, Ga. |
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Georgia 1860
Percent Enslaved
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Georgia 1860
Enslaved African Americans
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United States 1865
Over 4 Million Emancipated
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The Nameless and
Forgotten Enslaved
are Buried in Unmarked
Graves
Forgotten Enslaved
are Buried in Unmarked
Graves
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Effingham County, Ga enslaved tens of thousands of African American men, women and children without giving them any credit for their contributions in enriching Effingham as a whole. Learn about these forgotten souls who were forced to build homes, plant crops, build wealth, and help raise 1,000s of Effingham's white children without pay, recognition, or historical marker.
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Georgia's First Governor
John Adam Treutlen 1734-1782 |
Get to know John A. Treutlen—Georgia's first Governor and a slave owner, who fled to North America to escape persecution in Europe to then practice racial injustice against African men, women, and children whose stolen lives on slave labor camps built his wealth without any recognition, compensation, or justice to those he enslaved.
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A People Omitted
Effingham Roots was started as a response to the "over 282-year practice of historical neglect" of the African contribution in Effingham County, Ga, by historians. Here is just one of many examples: as early as 1734, Salzburgers, arriving to the Georgia Colony from Austrian persecution, immediately began utilizing the forced labor of 14 enslaved men from South Carolina to build a roadway from Savannah to Ebenezer. Though, skilled Black men helped to make early Effingham possible; yet it would be White settlers honored and memorialized while the Black contributors were denied any credit or recognition. For more than 200 years, such injustices became the norm in Effingham. A People Will Now Be Remembered. |
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