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The birthday cake for the sesquicentennial birthday event for Charles Young, 2014.
News Release Date: March 5, 2015
Colonel Charles Young's 151st Birthday Commemoration
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2015
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center
Fees: No Fees
Join us on March 12, 2015 and enjoy the Charles Young birthday event, fee-free and open to the public. A reception will follow the birthday program. During the event we will remember the accomplishments of Colonel Charles Young with a special tribute. Additional remarks will be shared by Dr. Joy Kinard, Superintendent of the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument, Dr. Charles Wash the Director of the National Afro- American Museum & Cultural Center, Dr. Brian G. Shellum, Charles Young Scholar, and other area community leaders.
Visit the Directions page for information on directions to the National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center.
