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Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Greek Orphans and American Missionaries of the 1821 Greek Revolution

“Courtrooms who were brought to the United States by American missionaries from Greece of the Ottoman Empire were probably the ‘the pioneers of the Greek presence in America.'” Stefanos Zotos.1 The role of the American missionaries who saved and educated orphans from Turkish persecution and massacres has been ignored. They must be credited with bringing […] The post Greek Orphans and American Missionaries of the 1821 Greek Revolution appeared first on Hellenic News of America.


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