The March 22nd WNCT of Greenville, NC, reported that a black group from the Kinston Cultural Heritage Museum, dressed in Civil War soldier and civilian attire, laid a wreath at the Civil War Trails marker at Greenville Common honoring the three regiments of black soldiers raised in the state during the war.
Most were escaped slaves from eastern North Carolina.
Leader Malcolm Beech said, "The kids need to know that their ancestors were strong and courageous and that they fought for their freedom. They didn't wait for someone to come and free them."
They have also told the story to kids at two Kinston charter schools.
Former slaves enlisting to fight for the Union also risked horrible treatment if they were ever captured by Confederate forces.
Some Very Valiant Men. --Old B-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
