On Saturday, Feb. 11, the Savannah African Arts Museum and the Bull Street Library joined forces to help people of African descent trace their roots as a part of the Savannah Black Heritage Festival.

“Who am I? Who are my people? What legacies they left. The history. All of what makes up a people. That’s what heritage means to me,” said Lisa Jackson.

“There’s so much heritage, that, of people of African descent, that many people don’t know–and me myself–because it wasn’t available for me to know. So, I’m so happy that we are partners with the Savannah Black Heritage Festival, where there’s a month long of events that help us link to our heritage,” Jackson said.

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This article appears in Connect Savannah | February, 2023.