THEME

“DESTRUCTION OF SLAVERY DEPENDED ON OUTCOME OF DA WAR”

16 OLD NORTH STREET OFF U. S. HIGHWAY 61 NORTH, WASHINGTON MS.

•  “Greatest Slave Rebellion in History of U. S. A.

• “Tumult at 2^nd Creek” Adams and Jefferson Counties Mississippi “Slaves” Planning to violently take their Freedom by destroying their en-slavers just after the Civil War started in the summer of 1861

• African Descendants’ Role in Siege of Vicksburg

• Battle of Milliken’s Bend

• Spreading the word via Grapevine that Freedom will come only if Union Wins War

• Ex-“Slaves” as Soldiers from Warren to Wilkinson Counties Mississippi & Tensas to Concordia Parishes Louisiana

• Successfully Suppressing Confederate Guerillas and holding Union gained territories, thus freeing General Sherman’s and other troops to carry fight onward to the Atlantic Ocean

• Fighting Third U. S. Colored Cavalry saw the most fighting

• Union Navy Sailors Born in Africa

• Navy Nurses and Land Nurses

• Natchez’s Medal of Honor Navy Battle of Mobile Bay Recipient

• White Officers of African Descent Troops

• Northern White and Black Abolitionists

• Children Soldier Camp 10:30 A. M.