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Lecture Series: Dr. Shirley Green, "Revolutionary Blacks: Discovering the Frank Brothers, Freeborn Men of Color, Soldiers of Independence"
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 36.131389, -79.846389
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Visitor Center 2332 New Garden Road Greensboro NC 27410
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Doors open at 6:30 pm. The lecture begins at 7:00 pm and lasts about 45 minutes. The lecture is followed by an audience Q&A and an author book signing. Copies of her book, "Revolutionary Blacks" will be available for purchase in the park store.
Description
In Revolutionary Blacks: Discovering the Frank Brothers, Freeborn Men of Color, Soldiers of Independence historian Shirley L. Green takes the reader on a journey based on her family’s history, rooted in its oral tradition. Putting together the pieces of this puzzle through archival research, interviews, and DNA evidence, the author authenticates and expands the family’s oral history. In addition to providing context and substance to the Black experience during the war years, the author underscores the significant distinction between free Blacks in military service and those who had been enslaved, and how they responded in different ways to the harsh realities of racism.
Shirley L. Green received her Ph.D. in history from Bowling Green State University after a twenty-six year career in law enforcement. She is an adjunct professor of history at the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University. She is currently the Director of the Toledo Police Museum in Toledo, Ohio.
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Thomas Sobol336-288-1776