whose movement indicated that they would need watching in the future. There was no mistaking the curl of their lips and the flash of their eyes. The new military Governor of Richmond will, no doubt, prove equal to such emergencies.”
It is very disturbing that the anniversary of April 3, 1865 is not a day of great celebration for Black folks in this country. Those Black Union soldiers, who played a key role in the defeat of the Confederacy, are the greatest war heroes in our history.
The African American Civil War Memorial lists the names of 209,145 Black union soldiers who joined President Lincoln to save the Union and keep it united under one flag. The monument, located at the corner of 10th and U Streets NW Washington, D. C., was built by a private foundation that operates a museum, directed by Dr. Frank Smith. April 12, 2011 will mark the 150th Anniversary of the firing on Ft. Sumter and the start of the American Civil War. The African American Civil War Memorial Foundation will commemorate the beginning of the Civil War with celebrities reading from Civil War period newspapers, speeches, and other documents announcing the coming of the war and its profound effect on the ending of slavery in America. We will also have celebrities read from selected press responses to the election of President Lincoln and the anti-slavery platform of the Republican party of 1860.
Then, on July 18, 2011 the museum will host a Grand Opening for its newly renovated 5,000 sq. ft. space with new exhibits, artifacts, and state of the art educational programs adjacent to the monument.
Little Known Facts About Blacks and the Civil War is a four-part Black History Month Series, sponsored by The African American Civil War Museum and Monument and the Association for the Student of African American Life and History (ASALH). For more information: https://www.afroamcivilwar.org/our-story.html, call (202) 667-2667 or Email: Info@civilwar.org . Also, https://www.asalh.org, (202) 238-5910 or Info@asalh.net .
Journalist/Lecturer A. Peter Bailey, a former associate editor of Ebony, is currently editor of Vital Issues: The Journal of African American Speeches. He can be reached at P.O. Box 41003, Washington, D.C. 20018.
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