THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
Presents a New Program via ZOOM
Sunday, February, 7, 2021 at 1:00 p.m..
Special Black History Month Presentation by Historian Brian Cheesboro
It’s been over 30 years since the popular movie Glory introduced the world to the fact that African American men were in the ranks as soldiers in the Civil War. But since that time, the expectation of that conversation on history has not moved much farther than the film’s subject- the 54th Massachusetts, who are usually mentioned whenever the subject turns to the United States Colored Troops.
Civil War historian Bryan Cheeseboro will present the story of the 1st United States Colored Infantry.
Bryan Cheeseboro works for the National Archives with the records of the Civil War. He is a reenactor with the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry; and a board member of the Alliance to Preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington, DC. He has been featured on American Battlefield Trust’s Zoom Goes the History series and has written for the Emerging Civil War blog. His previous presentations have included the programs Outside of Lincoln's White House: Civil War Men and Women of the DC Metro Area; and The Grand Reviews of the Civil War.
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GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC MUSEUM & LIBRARY
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