African American Civil War Museum E-Newsletter
 January 2013
Our mission at the African American Civil War Museum is to preserve and share the history and stories of the United States Colored Troops and the many African Americans who served in the Civil War. 
This Month
January/2013


African American Civil War Museum Presidential Inauguration Viewing 
Monday, January 21, 2013
Doors open @ 11am
Suggested Donation $5 

The AACWM Presidential Inauguration Viewing will be held in the AACWM Auditorium. Enjoy a beverage and watch the AACWM Presidential Inauguration Viewing on the big screen.
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Civil War Youth Theater Program Applications
due Saturday, January 19, 2013. 

For information about this program
and other education programming visit  http://afroamcivilwar.org/education/programs.html

 

Feature
February/2013

AACWM African American History Month Kickoff
Friday February 1, 2013 @7pm


The African American Civil War Museum kicks off African American History Month with poetry, song and a lecture. In honor of the 150th Anniversary of the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation, curator Hari Jones will present a lecture entitled "Adding a Powerful Ally: How the Emancipation Proclamation Changed the Civil War."  Jones explores President Lincoln's implementation and defense of the emancipation policy and the contributions of African Americans to the Union military effort in 1863. This is a free event.

 

Sesquicentennial...
January 

 

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation.  Declaring free the enslaved in the 10 states in rebellion, Lincoln also ordered the War Department to enlist "such persons of suitable condition... into the armed service of the United States."   Recruiting had begun before the Proclamation, but it wasn't until January 1863 that President Lincoln personally began writing letters to his field commanders encouraging and ordering his generals to "vigorously" recruit men of African descent.
Museum Hours

The African American Civil War Museum will observe winter hours through March 2013.

Tuesday 10am-5:30pm
Wednesday 10am- 5:30pm
Thursday 10am-5:30pm
Friday 10am-5:30pm
Saturday 10am-4pm
Sunday 12pm-4pm


Donate
 
The African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation is a non-profit organization that helps the public understand the African American's heroic and largely unknown contribution to securing the blessings of liberty to all Americans during the Civil War. Using photographs, documents and state of the art audio visual equipment, the museum assists visitors, researchers, and descendants of USCT, offering important educational and research tools. 
 
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Volunteer

Volunteers play an important role at the African American Civil War Museum. If you have a love of history volunteering at the museum may be the right place for you. The volunteer program provides a wide range of volunteer opportunities. 
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