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Special Event
Event
African American Genealogy Group of Kentucky Present Dr. Amy M. Taylor
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Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Time:
1:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
Virtual/Digital
Description
The National Park Service (NPS) is partnering with the African American Genealogy Group of Kentucky (AAGGKY) to host a special presentation at Camp Nelson National Monument on Saturday, May 18, 2024, starting at 1:00 pm.
"Following the Paths of the Civil War’s Refugees from Slavery"
Dr. Amy Murrell Taylor, T. Marshall Hahn Jr. Professor of History at the University of Kentucky, will describe the work involved in researching the American Civil War’s slavery history, especially its collapse in a refugee crisis that unfolded across the South. The hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children who fled slavery and sought refuge behind the lines of the U.S. Army guaranteed the destruction of the institution once and for all. But it is only now, over 150 years later, that their experience is becoming visible, and their names and identities known at places like Camp Nelson.
The program will be hosted in the Barracks Building at the park and is free and open to the public.
AAGGKY is also hosting the program live on Zoom. Guests must register in advance here:
For more questions, please visit the AAGKY website:
https://www.aaggky.org/
https://www.aaggky.org/
More information
Reservation or Registration: Yes
AAGGKY is also hosting the program live on Zoom. Guests must register in advance here:
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0oc-6qrj8qHtWMmXux3LDJUKuTBslxVd_5