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<p class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydp4bf613f1yiv5477420785ydpe1f12f24yiv4434305971ydp36a96dd9yiv2777458907MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3"><b>Thurs. Sept. 21 | 6:30 pm | Northstar Church of the Arts, 220 W Geer</b><b> </b></font></p><div id="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydp4bf613f1yiv5477420785yqtfd54542" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydp4bf613f1yiv5477420785yqt9225962450">
<p class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydp4bf613f1yiv5477420785ydpe1f12f24yiv4434305971ydp36a96dd9yiv2777458907MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3">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 <a shape="rect" href="https://www.legacyheirsproductions.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">
Legacy Heirs Productions</a>.)</font></p>
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bit.ly/BlackVets</a></b> - 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.</font></p>
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<a shape="rect" href="https://www.dncr.nc.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources</a></span></u></span> (as part of NC's
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Spicely Mattered:</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in;outline:none !important;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6ayiv3946265872ydp542d00f5yiv6105135207ydp92092c49yiv0010506447ydp1a54eba5yiv5230799720MsoNormal"><b style="outline:none !important;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;">Honoring the Past – A Retrospective Symposium</font></b></p><p style="margin:0in;outline:none !important;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6ayiv3946265872ydp542d00f5yiv6105135207ydp92092c49yiv0010506447ydp1a54eba5yiv5230799720MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;"> </font></p><p style="margin:0in;outline:none !important;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6ayiv3946265872ydp542d00f5yiv6105135207ydp92092c49yiv0010506447ydp1a54eba5yiv5230799720MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;">Friday, Sept 22 (9-3:30pm)</font></p><p style="margin:0in;outline:none !important;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6ayiv3946265872ydp542d00f5yiv6105135207ydp92092c49yiv0010506447ydp1a54eba5yiv5230799720MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;">NCCU Student Center, 511 Nelson St, Durham</font></p><p style="margin:0in;outline:none !important;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6ayiv3946265872ydp542d00f5yiv6105135207ydp92092c49yiv0010506447ydp1a54eba5yiv5230799720MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;"> </font></p><p style="margin:0in;outline:none !important;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6ayiv3946265872ydp542d00f5yiv6105135207ydp92092c49yiv0010506447ydp1a54eba5yiv5230799720MsoNormal"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;">Event is free & open to the public. Click below to register.</font></p><div style="outline:none !important;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;"><br clear="none" style="outline:none !important;"></font></div><div style="outline:none !important;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;">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. </font></div></div></div><div style="border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);margin:0px;padding:8px;outline:none !important;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6aqtd-body"><div id="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6ayiv3946265872yqtfd86093" style="outline:none !important;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6ayiv3946265872yqt0808633772"><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;outline:none !important;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline:none !important;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;">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.</font></div><div style="outline:none !important;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;"><br clear="none" style="outline:none !important;"></font></div><div style="outline:none !important;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;">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.</font></div><div style="outline:none !important;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;"><br clear="none" style="outline:none !important;"></font></div><div style="outline:none !important;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;">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.</font></div><div style="outline:none !important;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;"><br clear="none" style="outline:none !important;"></font></div><div style="outline:none !important;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;">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)</font></div><div style="outline:none !important;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;"><br clear="none" style="outline:none !important;"></font></div><div style="outline:none !important;"><font face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" size="3" style="outline:none !important;">Click here to register: <a shape="rect" href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=abdq6KseAE63nii6eo299kYZJ3Mxo75IrVjCWI5I89JUOEFETThISk1WNkdDUTRWN0I2SFlCUEhWRS4u" style="outline:none !important;" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=abdq6KseAE63nii6eo299kYZJ3Mxo75IrVjCWI5I89JUOEFETThISk1WNkdDUTRWN0I2SFlCUEhWRS4u</a></font></div></blockquote></div></div><div style="border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);margin:0px;padding:8px;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;outline:none !important;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6aqtd-body"><div id="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6ayiv3946265872yqtfd04222" style="outline:none !important;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6ayiv3946265872yqt0808633772"><blockquote type="cite" style="outline:none !important;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline:none !important;"><blockquote type="cite" style="outline:none !important;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline:none !important;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline:none !important;"><blockquote type="cite" style="outline:none !important;"><div dir="ltr" style="outline:none !important;"><span style="outline:none !important;font-size:17px;"></span><div style="outline:none !important;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6aimg-preview-wrapper"><img alt="BookerTSymposium.1.jpg" src="cid:ec73af91-9c71-ddb7-9ca6-040d991806d7@yahoo.com" style="width:458px;max-width:458px;outline:none !important;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydpf288ad6apreview"></div></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div><div id="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydp4bf613f1yiv5477420785yqtfd84501" style="font-size:13px;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" class="ydpb4e79c8eyiv3437059820ydp4bf613f1yiv5477420785yqt9225962450">
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