Posts Tagged ‘African American History in Savannah’

Last Thursday Shannon, Diane and I took the Day Clean Journey Tour. Day Clean Journey highlights the culture and rich history of African Americans in Savannah, GA as well as the surrounding coastal area. Our tour guide, Jamal, was an entertaining wealth of information on Savannah’s connection to Africa, Haiti and the islands. Sometimes speaking in several native African dialects including Gullah Geechee, he wove an interesting fabric of history, folklore and cultural stories. We traveled through now long gone African American neighborhoods such as Frog Town. Jamal pointed out the oldest black business in Savannah, Bynes Royal Funeral Home, where he was able to bring back a sense of what life would have been like then. Stopping to visit  several historic venues including the Beach Institute,  the First African Baptist Church(a portion of the underground railroad in Savannah, GA), Savannah’s Black Wall Street area, The Civil Rights Museum, and the Haitian Monument,  we were able to see the contributions these pioneers made to Savannah and her rich history. We ended the tour at the Garden of Eden restaurant for a slice of homemade red velvet cake. This was a lovely restaurant specializing in traditional Soul Food. I can’t wait to go back for a meal. Everything looked and smelled yummy!

All in all, I would highly recommend this tour to anyone. They also offer several other wonderful tours including the one I want to take next, the Drums n’ Spirits Tour that covers Haants/Haints, Spirits, Ghosts, Hoo-Doo and lots more. You can see the list of tours and additional information on their website www.daycleansoul.com .