[Durham INC] Reminder: Stories of NC’s Black Veterans (Sept. 21); Booker T Spicely symposium at NCCU (Sept 22); Save the date for state marker dedication (Dec 1)

[John Schelp]

The Ongoing Fight for Freedom: Stories of NC’s Black Veterans
 
Thurs. Sept. 21 | 6:30 pm | Northstar Church of the Arts, 220 W Geer 
 
>From the Revolutionary War to modern day military operations, Black North Carolinians have fought for freedom, both on and off the traditional battlefield. They have served the U.S. military with valor and vigor, and cultivated a rich legacy of courage, compassion, and community building that has too often gone unrecognized. This presentation & performance sheds light on just a few of the stories of the Black freedom fighters, resistors, soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who hail from the Old North State. Meet some of North Carolina's most courageous characters, from the Harlowe Patriots to the Harlem Hellfighters, as they shine a light into our shared history and encourage audience members to contemplate the ongoing fight for freedom that impacts us all. (Learn more about performer and show creator Dr. Sonny Kelly at Legacy Heirs Productions.)
 
Details and FREE registration at bit.ly/BlackVets - This performance runs around 1 hour, 10 minutes and will be followed by a 30-45 min. panel discussion. It is open to any and all interested. K-12 teachers in attendance can request .2 CEUs post-attendance.
 
This FREE event is provided by Carolina K-12 atCarolina Public Humanities, NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources (as part of NC'sAmerica 250 initiative), North Star Church of the Arts, NCCU School of Law, & theBooker T. Spicely Symposium Planning Committee.  


 


 




Private Booker T. Spicely Mattered:

Honoring the Past – A Retrospective Symposium

 

Friday, Sept 22 (9-3:30pm)

NCCU Student Center, 511 Nelson St, Durham

 

Event is free & open to the public. Click below to register.

On September 22, the NCCU School of Law will convene the Booker Spicely Symposium which will focus on the shooting death of Pvt. Booker Spicely in Durham on July 8, 1944. 
At the time of his death, Pvt. Spicely was a uniformed active duty solider in the US Army and was traveling back to Camp Butner where he was stationed. After shooting the soldier on Club Blvd, near Broad, the bus driver finished his route -- and was later found not guilty by a Durham County jury after 28 minutes of deliberation.
Pvt. Spicely was one of many active duty individuals who were killed... as they fought to protect and maintain democracy around the world during World War II while having to also fight to assert their right to first class citizenship within the United States.
At the Booker Spicely Symposium, we will examine circumstances surrounding his killing, the environment which existed during those days, the treatment of African Americans in the military since that time and the ongoing discrimination which they have experienced and continue to experience.
During this symposium, we will bring together historians, legal scholars, veterans, civil rights activist, students and community members to explore the racial ills and harms caused as a result of the “Jim Crow” era treatment of African Americans. We intend to speak to the resilience and heroism of those African Americans who faced down racism while serving in the military, and upon their return, had to fight to acknowledge their freedom and rights at home and what can be done today to address the trauma, discrimination and neglect which they experienced. (source: excerpts from NCCU School of Law)
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