Georgia Southern takes home two notable Georgia history awards

Georgia Southern faculty are making significant contributions to preserving Georgia’s rich history, which are being recognized by the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC). Amy Potter, Ph.D., geography professor at Georgia Southern University, and Lisa Denmark, Ph.D., history professor also at Georgia Southern, were honored with awards from GHRAC for their work on separate historical projects – the Tybee Island Black History Trail and Denmark’s research titled “Savannah’s Midnight Hour; Boosterism, Growth and Commerce in a Nineteenth-Century American City.” The Tybee Island Black History Trail, a digitally led tour of notable historic sites on Tybee Island, received the Award for Excellence in…

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