For readers who live in the Washington D.C. area, I would like to call to your attention a presentation this Saturday, May 4, by Mr. Marvin Tupper Jones. His presentation is entitled “The Winton Triangle’s Civil War and Its Soldiers of Color.”
A native of Hertford County, N.C. and a proud graduate of the C.S. Brown High School, Mr. Jones is the executive director of the Chowan Discovery Group (http://chowandiscovery.org/). This organization researches, documents, preserves and presents the Winton Triangle’s history.
I met Mr. Jones recently at a national-level conference. His talk on the identities of U.S. Colored Troops who lived in the Winton area impressed me for its attention to detail; I presume that his talk on Saturday will rehash much of what he shared in April. The contributions of those approximately 198,000 African Americans (179,000 in the Army, 19,000 in the Navy) who fought for the Union during the Civil War have barely begun to be recognized. After all, Robert Shaw (remember the movie “Glory”?) was only one commander.
Mr. Jones will be speaking at 9:30 am, at the Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW, Washington, D.C. After the presentation there will be a pay-as-you-go lunch at Ledo’s Restaurant at 7435 Georgia Avenue NW. If you live in the area, please feel free to attend. I am sure you will be as impressed as I was.
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