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Oscarville: The City Buried Under Lake Lanier
2022-12-07 19:00:00 2022-12-07 20:00:00 America/New_York Oscarville: The City Buried Under Lake Lanier Learn about the history of Oscarville, Georgia - a once vibrant and thriving Black community, before they were forced out in 1912. Virtual - Adult Programming Zoom

Wednesday, December 07
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-12-07 19:00:00 2022-12-07 20:00:00 America/New_York Oscarville: The City Buried Under Lake Lanier Learn about the history of Oscarville, Georgia - a once vibrant and thriving Black community, before they were forced out in 1912. Virtual - Adult Programming Zoom

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Adult Programming Zoom

Learn about the history of Oscarville, Georgia - a once vibrant and thriving Black community, before they were forced out in 1912.

Join GCPL as we chronicle a part of Georgia history - the story of Oscarville, Georgia where 1,100 black people once thrived. We discuss their amazing resilience of securing land, livelihoods, and financial success only 47 years out of slavery. We will recount the tragedy of the racial expulsion of 1912 that displaced them, caused great loss, and the eventual emergence of Lake Lanier. 

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*Adult Services

AGE GROUP: | Ages 19+ |

EVENT TYPE: | Education | Adults |

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