[WardFive] African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation

DC Emancipation Day Events

 DC Emancipation!

BULLETS TO BALLOTS THE VOTING RIGHTS LEGACY OF THE UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS     afroamcivilwar.org   3:00 PM Voting Rights Legacy of the USCT Lecture by Hari Jones   3:30 PM DC Emancipation Day Presentation  DC Attorney General Carl Racine   3:45 PM  Processional from Museum to Memorial    4:00 PM Drill Presentation: School of the Soldier & Wreath Laying Ceremony Andrew Green, USCT   4:15 PM Reading of Names of the first 3,100 freed Audience Participation          Join us for the following events on April 16th, in celebration of DC Emancipation.  This event is free, RSVP on  http://www.aacwmdcemancipation.eventbrite.com      Towards the end of the Civil War Frederick Douglass begins to agitate President Lincoln and the Congress to give the black man the right to vote:  "And give every loyal citizen the exercise of the elective franchise, for men of all races and colors alike"  Frederick Douglas     "Will probably define the franchise. I barely suggest..., whether some of the colored people may not be let in... as for instance the ones who have fought so gallantly in our ranks. They would probably help in some trying times to come, to keep the jewel of liberty within the family of freedom". President Lincoln         African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation 1925 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20001 202-667-6771     Celebrate this event by joining us in a reading of the names of those first freed.     Text | Link   Copyright © 20XX. All Rights Reserved.

 

African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation, 1925 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001