SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – The 7th Annual Weeping Time Festival took place today at Waterworks Plaza, drawing residents and visitors together for a day of remembrance, reflection, and celebration of community.
The festival is named in recognition of the Weeping Time, the largest sale of enslaved people in United States history, which took place in Savannah in 1859.
That traumatic event, in which hundreds of men, women, and children were sold over the course of two days, has become a powerful symbol of the city’s painful past and the resilience of those who endured it.
Over the years, the Weeping Time Festival has grown into a cherished neighborhood tradition…