Woodville/Bartow in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home
Founder of the Chicago Defender
Photographed by Mike Stroud
1. Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home Marker
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 2008 by Georgia Historical Society and the City of Savannah. (Marker Number 25-33.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Communications • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.
Location. 32° 5.678′ N, 81° 8.182′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Woodville/Bartow. It is on West Bay Street near Albion St.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3001 W Bay St, Savannah GA 31408, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jasper Spring (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Jasper Spring (approx. 0.6 miles away); Largest Slave Sale in Georgia History (approx. 0.8 miles away); Moses J. Jackson (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hudson Hill (approx. one mile away); First Schools in West Savannah (approx. 1.1 miles away); Commercial Development of Western Savannah (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Great Dane Dog (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Savannah.
Also see . . .
1. Robert Sengstacke Abbott. Wikipedia entry:
In 1905 he founded The Chicago Defender with an initial investment of 25 cents. The Defender, which was once heralded as "The World's Greatest Weekly", soon became the most widely circulated black newspaper in the country (Submitted on February 2, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. The Chicago Defender. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 22, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
2. Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
3. Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home Marker, Looking east along West Bay Street (US 80)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 1, 2009
4. Robert Sengstacke Abbott Boyhood Home Marker
I-516 Eastbound - Lynes Parkway is in the background.
Courtesy of the Chicago Defender
5. Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 10, 2009
6. Robert Sengstacke Abbott On November 28, 1868, was born near this monument
In the 1930s Abbott paid $1,600 for the impressive white granite monument professing his loving memory to Celia Abbott, Mary Finnick Abbott, and his father Thomas Abbott. Located Fort Frederica National Monument
St. Simons Island, Ga.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 10, 2009
7. Abbott
My
Father and Aunt
Thomas Abbott
——
Celia Abbott
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erected by Robt. S. Abbott
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 10, 2009
8. Granite Monument - In Loving Memory My Aunt
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 10, 2009
9. Abbott Monument at Fort Frederica
Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,851 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 2, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on May 17, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
