Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home - GHS 25-33 - Chatham Co., GA
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Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home historical marker located on Albion St at W Bay St (US 80), Savannah, GA.
Waymark Code: WM4K17
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2008
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Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home
Founder of the Chicago Defender
From 1878 to 1889, Robert Sengstacke Abbott lived in the parsonage of Pilgrim Congregational Church, once located on this site. His stepfather John H. H. Sengstacke, minister of the church, published the Woodville Times. Abbott learned the printing trade here and developed his commitment to equal rights for African-Americans. In 1905, he founded the Chicago Defender, a newspaper that revolutionized African-American journalism. He fought to abolish Jim Crow laws and establish a non-discriminatory society. The Defender played a major role in initiating the Great Migration (1915-1919) of approximately 1.3 million blacks to northern cities.
Erected by the Georgia Historical Society and the City of Savannah
2008.7 25-33
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: GHS 25-33
Date: 2008.7
Sponsor: Not listed
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