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Our Coast :: Tours :: African-American
 May, 16, 2008   01:47 AM

African-American History Online Tour

U.S. Custom House - 1 East Bay Street

Colonel John H. DeVeaux, free-born into a family from Santo Domingo and educated in underground schools in Savannah, founded the news paper Colored Tribune (later Savannah Tribune) in 1875. Later he was appointed U.S. Collector of Customs, the first black man to occupy this high office. Sol C. Johnson took over his duties at the Tribune.

Map | Next Stop: 426 East Saint Julian Street


Intro
A. Turner Memorial
B. William Scarbrough House
C. First Bryan Baptist Church
D. First African Baptist Church
E. U.S. Custom House
F. 426 East Saint Julian Street
G. Second African Baptist Church
H. Beach Institute, African-American Cultural Center
I. King-Tisdell Cottage Museum
J. First Congregational Church

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