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A free man of color before emancipation, White worked as a Freedmen's Bureau agent, helped found Harmony Baptist Church and Ware High School, and through his Georgia Baptist newspaper risked his life condemning racial violence.
Historical Marker
Rev. Dr. William Jefferson White, Sr. (1881-1913)
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About this site
Rev. Dr. William Jefferson White, Sr. (1881-1913) is a historical marker in Augusta, Richmond County, erected in 2024. It is one of 148 historical markers documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.4653, -81.9736 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dyess Park (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Neighbors on the Canal, Reverend C. T. Walker, and Frank Garvin Yerby.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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