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URL:https://www.georgiahistory.com/events/historical-marker-dedication-rev
 -dr-william-jefferson-white-sr-1831-1913/
SUMMARY:Historical Marker Dedication: Rev. Dr. William Jefferson White\, Sr
 . (1831-1913)
DESCRIPTION:The Georgia Historical Society will hold a dedication for a new
  historical marker: Rev. Dr. William Jefferson White\, Sr. (1831-1913). Th
 e dedication will take place on Thursday\, May 8\, 2025\, at 10:00 a.m. at
  Harmony Baptist Church\, 930 Hopkins Street\, in Augusta\, Georgia. The e
 vent is open to the public.\n\nParking will be available onsite.\n\nThe hi
 storical marker reads:\nRev. Dr. William Jefferson White\, Sr. (1831-1913)
 \n“The Georgia Baptist Man”\nReligious and civil rights leader William
  Jefferson White lived in Augusta most of his life. Regarded as a free man
  of color\, White was a carpenter\, educator\, and minister before emancip
 ation. Immediately following the Civil War\, White served as an educationa
 l agent of the Freedmen’s Bureau and principal founder of Harmony Baptis
 t Church and the Augusta Baptist Institute (now Morehouse College). Throug
 hout Reconstruction\, White led efforts to organize the new Georgia Republ
 ican Party\, advocating for Black civil rights and education. In 1880 Whit
 e helped establish Augusta’s Ware High School and founded the Georgia Ba
 ptist\, a weekly African-American newspaper that covered religious and civ
 il rights issues. White endured threats and harsh criticism\, often becaus
 e of his journalism condemning racial violence and lynching. A working pas
 tor until his death\, White is buried in Augusta’s Cedar Grove Cemetery.
 \nErected by the Georgia Historical Society\, the Lucy Craft Laney Museum 
 of Black History\, the USC Center for Civil Rights History and Research\, 
 and Augusta University's History\, Anthropology\, and Philosophy Departmen
 t
CATEGORIES:Historical Markers
LOCATION:Harmony Baptist Church\, 930 Hopkins Street\, Augusta\, GA\, 30901
 \, United States
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