Learn compelling military history
through the documentary The
Marines of Montford Point: Fighting for
Freedom. The film profiles
the first African American recruits in
the United States Marine Corps,
beginning with their experiences at
Montford Point Base, a segregated boot
camp in the heart of the Jim Crow South.
Narrated by Lou Gossett Jr.
Running time: 60 min.
Angela Bates-Tompkins, founder and
Executive Director of the Nicodemus
Historical Society, presents this look
at Nicodemus, Kansas, the
longest-lasting black town in the state
and a monument to the black pioneers who
came to Kansas in search of new
opportunities and prosperity.
Bates-Tompkins is a descendant of
the original settlers of Nicodemus.
Get
all the tips you need about planning
your family reunion from Charles U.
Brown, Jr., St. Louis African American
History & Genealogy Society President,
and host of his own family reunions.
Learn special strategies for organizing
reunions.
