Join us via webinar in a free Department of the Interior Library Park Ranger Speaker Series lecture entitled “On Freedom’s Tenuous Edge: Gettysburg’s African American Community Before, During, and Immediately After the Campaign and Battle” on Tuesday, November 12th from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET.

Despite all that has been written about the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, there remain stories that have been relatively under-told. These include the stories of African-American men, women, and children whose lives were forever changed by the events of the summer of 1863. For many free Blacks, the invasion of Confederate soldiers meant tragic and heartbreaking kidnappings, with many being forcibly sent to the south and into slavery. Some African-Americans joined the cause for freedom alongside the Union army while at the same time enduring the devastating sacrifice of their personal property.

Please join Ranger John Hoptak from Gettysburg National Military Park as he explores some of the many ways in which Gettysburg’s Black community impacted and were impacted by the campaign and battle.

All that are interested are invited. Please go to the following link to request webinar registration information:
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If the registration link above does not work at your location, you may also register using the Library’s Online Contact Form at https://www.doi.gov/library/interior-library-contact-form. Please list the title of the program you wish to attend on the subject line.

You may contact the Library by phone at (202) 208-5815 or by e-mail at [email protected] for more information about this program.

For more information about Department of the Interior Library resources and services, please visit the Department of the Interior Library’s website, located at http://www.doi.gov/library.