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Dorchester Academy and Museum is located in Midway Georgia. The address is 8787 E. Oglethorpe Hwy Midway, GA 31320. Dorchester was founded after the Civil War as a school for freed slaves. In 1917 the school had become fully accredited high school with eight frame buildings and 300 students. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would come to Dorchester to relax, play baseball, and rehearse his speeches before going to the civil rights movement. The Boys' Dormitory is still standing, and the room MLK jr. slept in still stands today. If you love history and love American history stop by Dorchester Academy and Museum. Visit https://libertycounty.org/dorchester-academy/
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Seabrook Village Foundation is nonprofit organization dedicated to research, education and the authentic portrayal of the Reconstruction culture and environment of its rural African-American community in coastal Georgia from 1865-1930. The Seabrook Community benefited from the General William T. Sherman's field order #15 "40 acres and a mule". Many African-Americans amassed large land holdings in the coastal Georgia area that symbolized security and freedom. This place is located at 660 Trade Hill Road Midway, GA 31320. Visit https://www.seabrookvillagefoundation.org/