1850, Unnamed, Mention

Item

Title
1850, Unnamed, Mention
Description
Enslaved persons celebrated University of Georgia's Commencement as if it were a holiday. They attended the Commencement throughout the years as it was seen as a statewide annual gathering.

Partial Transcript: "Standing in windows, on the steps of the stage, on boxes outside, they took up every inch of space. Broad Street from the hotel down, was a solid mass of human beings. It was the annual holiday of the negroes, and every darkey from ten miles away came to town that day."
Event Type
Mention
Action Status
Completed
Date
1850
Date Certainty
Questionable
Source
Annals of Athens, Georgia
Page 170
Freedom Status
Enslaved
Item sets
Mention
Site pages
Map & Timeline