Dougherty Co. Association of Education President serves as keynote speaker for Savannah State University’s honors program National Freedom Day in observance of Black History Month
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah State University is honoring history and its own legacy. The school’s honors program hosted a National Freedom Day observance as part of Black History Month.
The university has a special connection to National Freedom Day. Its first President, Major Richard Robert Wright Sr., is credited as the architect behind the day’s creation.
Established in 1948, the day commemorates President Abraham Lincoln’s signing of the resolution proposing the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery in the United States.
Among those in attendance, Albany’s own Clinton Vicks. The entrepreneur, educator, farmer, chef, entertainer, and President of the Dougherty County Association of Educators served as the keynote speaker for the event.
Founded in 1890, Savannah State University is Georgia’s oldest public historically black higher learning in savannah. Today, its students continue to carry forward a legacy of progress, striving for excellence as they prepare to make their mark on the world.
A moment of history, celebrated by those shaping the future.
De’Andra Jacobs reporting.
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