A Day of Honor for Sergeant Thomas Fraction
Venue: Historic Smithfield, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021
Time: 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Event Types: Miscellaneous, Speaking Engagements, Class
Cost: Free
Historic Smithfield presents "A Day of Honor: Sergeant Thomas Fraction" on Saturday, November 6, 2021.
Event Schedule:
• 10:30 AM: Plaque Dedication Ceremony
• 1:30 PM: Panel Discussion: "Lies: the African American Soldier in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War"
A commemorative ceremony will honor Sergeant Thomas Fraction, a Civil War soldier who fought with the 40th United States Colored Infantry after escaping from slavery in Blacksburg, Virginia.
This ceremony will be followed by a moderated panel discussion titled "Truth and Lies: the African American Soldier in the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War" featuring Dr. Kerri Moseley-Hobbs from the More than a Fraction Foundation and Kevin Levin & Caroline Newhall from the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
Tour admission to the house is also free for all on that day!
To view the event flyer, visit: https://imgur.com/GuQ2sH5.
For more information, visit: http://www.historicsmithfield.org/ or https://www.facebook.com/historicsmithfieldplantation or https://www.facebook.com/events/1002807180293607 or call 540-231-3947.
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