Statesboro Campus
Office: Carroll Building – Room 1064
Phone: (912) 478-8007
Email: AToure@georgiasouthern.edu
Amir Jamal Touré, J.D., is a native of Savannah and Hilton Head Island. His families have been in the low-country of Georgia and South Carolina since at least 1814 and establishing family compounds in the late 1800 Bulloch County, GA and Beaufort County, SC.
He is a graduate of Savannah State University with dual degrees, Cum Laude, and the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University.
Touré is called the People’s Historian.
Touré is the resident scholar for Geechee Kunda Cultural Center and Museum in Riceboro, Ga., and is known as a Djeli (cultural historian). He has performed internationally in sharing history and culture. Known for his work in socioeconomic, politics, and social justice areas, Touré has impacted the region to bring equity to all.
J.D. Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia (1991)
Mercer University
B.S. Political Science (1987)
Savannah State University
B.B.A in Marketing (1987)
Savannah State University
Undergraduate – Universal Justice, Legal Process, Evidence and Procedure, Criminal Law
We Be Gullah/Geechee: Cultural Capital & Collaboration Anthology (Chapter Contributor). 2015.
Savannah Guide Book (Chapter Contributor). 2015.
African American Journey, African American, Gullah Geechee, and General History in Savannah. 2014.
The Ricefest Cookbook. 2008.
The Gathering “Sojurn”. 2007.
2020 – 30 Southern Heroes, Garden and Gun Magazine
2020 – Leadership Award, Greater Georgia Black Chamber of Commerce
2020 – Inductee – Community Service, Hershel V. Jenkins High School Hall of Fame
2020 – Social Justice Champion Award, Bluffton/Hilton Head MLK Observance Committee
2019 – Soldier of Justice Award, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus
2019 – Outstanding Georgia Citizen Award, Georgia Secretary of State
2019 – Business Professional Award, Iota Phi Lambda Business Sorority
2018 – Outstanding Georgia Citizen Award, Georgia Secretary of State
Last updated: 9/9/2020
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