1850, Unnamed, Mention
- Title
- 1850, Unnamed, Mention
- Description
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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
- Location
- Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
- Freedom Status
- Enslaved
- Author
- Augustus Longstreet Hull
- Source Resource
- http://onthesegroundsuga.digilabuga.org/api/items/672
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