ASALH - Savannah Yamacraw Branch

06/02/2026

It's about that time -- to commemorate Juneteenth. This event, a partnership between the Savannah Yamacraw Branch of ASALH and The Learning Center at Senior Citizens Inc., Savannah, GA, takes place at The Historic Second African Baptist Church. The church was a key gathering place where Union officials met with Black ministers and other African Americans during the closing months of the Civil War. Tours of the church will begin immediately after the program (corrected time).
Event registration (free): https://reg129.imperisoft.com/SeniorCitizens/ProgramDetail/3539313038/Registration.aspx

Tour registration: https://reg129.imperisoft.com/SeniorCitizens/ProgramDetail/3539313233/Registration.aspx

05/24/2026

If you live within a reasonable distance to the Savannah, GA, community, here are steps for joining ASALH nationally and locally. If you are new to Savannah and already an ASALH member, please join us in the work we do to preserve and present local Black History. There is much work to be done.

05/09/2026

If you are thinking about joining ASALH: Association for the Study of African American Life and History and the Savannah Yamacraw Branch, here's how.
Joining ASALH is a two-step process.
1. Go online to ASALH.org, click on the red JOIN button (top right) share information and pay national dues.
2. Fill out and submit this form to join the local branch.
The Savannah Yamacraw Branch treasurer will receive your information.
https://forms.gle/Bkb6Po2fsV3VtYXz6

Joining ASALH is a two-step process. 1. Go online to ASALH.org, click on the red JOIN button (top right) share information and pay national dues. 2. Fill out this form to join the local branch and "Submit" it. The Savannah Yamacraw Branch treasurer will receive your information. The Savannah Yamacra...

05/04/2026

05/04/2026

Savannah Yamacraw ASALH branch member, retired educator Dr. Patricia Patterson, presented a conceptual approach to establishing ASALH Freedom School curricula in Savannah. Dr. Patterson wove African American history and culture throughout her presentation to the community-based audience. A passionate world traveler, especially on the continent of Africa, she brought artifacts from her travels as well as many children's books from her personal library to enlighten the audience about how to infuse Freedom School strategies in community educational programs.

02/23/2026

Our local ASALH branch was one of the partners for a "Day of Cultural Legacy" in Savannah at the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum. We had a great presentation and conversation about the necessity of preserving Black history through storytelling. Thanks to Color Of Change for asking our ASALH branch to join in this national project. We invited actress/professor/museum program director, Dr. Tonea Stewart of Montgomery, AL, to share her talent, wisdom and inspiration. We were proud to present Dr. Stewart with a commissioned painting by local artist Panhandle Slim.

02/15/2026

The Savannah Yamacraw ASALH Branch is sponsoring this important event, including the featured address by actress and , Dr. Tonea Stewart. All events are free and open to the public.

ASALH: Association for the Study of African American Life and History

02/11/2026

What a special Black History Month collaboration between The Learning Center and the Savannah Yamacraw ASALH Branch. The 3rd annual reading of banned books in Savannah: Eight readers, eight books, a roomful of literary appreciation.
The Hate U Give
Love to Langston
Native Son
White Fragility
Go Tell it on the Mountain
The Color Purple
Stamped From the Beginning
The Grapes of Wrath

01/11/2026

COMING SOON: The much-anticipated annual Banned Books event, sponsored by the Savannah Yamacraw Branch of
ASALH: Association for the Study of African American Life and History is coming up. Don't miss this free event of readings from books that are banned.
https://reg129.imperisoft.com/SeniorCitizens/Search/Registration.aspx
Senior Citizens Inc., Savannah, GA
Savannah Black Heritage Festival