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Foundation Forces

Nearly 300 years ago, landed aristocrats, Native Americans, passionate evangelists and liberated slaves converged on the settlement of Savannah. The Foundation Forces tour focuses on the unique roles of these exceptional individuals and how they forged Georgia's heritage.

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Forces

Quotes taken from Arlene Angwin's book Foundation Forces.

James Oglethorpe

“I am a red man, an Indian in my heart,
that is why I love them.”

Andrew Bryan

"Until the end of his own life in 1812, Bryan would purchase abused slaves, allowing them to work off the purchase price
to gain their own freedom."

Tomochichi

“When I die, I want to be buried in the white man’s town and not in the forest.”

George Leile

"Afterwards,
the whites voted unanimously to ordain him, making him the first
ordained black man in the colonies."

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