Saturday Feb 22, 2020
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Saturday, February 22, 2020
1:00pm-4:00pm
Hobcaw Barony
22 Hobcaw Road
Georgetown, SC
$30 per person
Reservations required, click here to make a reservation.
843-546-4623
Join us for this lecture and tour as we explore the difference made by the military in the lives of descendants of enslaved laborers in South Carolina. During World War I and II, the nation was experiencing social and racial upheavals, and African American citizens saw an opportunity to not only win the respect of their white neighbors but also escape the poverty of the South. Prominent historian Dr. Fritz Hamer, curator of history at the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum helps us understand how African American males from all over the country eagerly joined the war effort. They viewed the conflict as an opportunity to prove their loyalty, patriotism, and worthiness for equal treatment. After the lecture, a tour of the former Friendfield Village includes stories gleaned from oral histories of former residents who served and who returned. Dress for indoor and outdoor activities. (Exertion level: moderate impact, sitting, standing for long periods, walking)
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