The King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation

To research, collect, interpret and present African American history and culture through exhibits, art, films, lectures, oral history, tours and publications. The Foundation endeavors to promote and disseminate information concerning this history and to celebrate the contributions of African Americans, especially in Georgia and the Sea Islands of South Carolina. The Beach Institute is Savannah’s first school built after Emancipation specifically for African Americans. As a cultural center & Genealogy center, the Beach Institute collects, interprets, preserves, and presents African American history and culture through exhibits, lectures, films, seminars, and artistic and educational programs. The King-Tisdell Cottage is the birthplace of the movement to preserve and interpret African American history in Savannah. The story of slavery in Coastal Georgia and the Sea Islands will be presented and interpreted through tours, exhibits, and printed materials.