Remembering Milliken’s Bend, 2020
What happened at Milliken’s Bend? Why should it be remembered? View this video to learn more.
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Grant, the History Channel, and Milliken’s Bend
I was elated to see in the History Channel’s Grant miniseries that Milliken’s Bend was more than just a mark on a map for a supply depot, as Grant’s army crossed the Mississippi River to invest Vicksburg. The fight that more »
Remembering Giles Simms & Fontine Washington
On Memorial Day, we stop to honor and remember the sacrifices of those who died in service to our country. Giles Simms and Fontine Washington* are two of those men. Both Simms and Washington served in Company F of the more »
Anniversary Events 2019 – Tallulah, LA
It was truly an honor to be asked to participate in the African Ancestral Celebration held in Tallulah, Louisiana, marking the 156th anniversary of the battle of Milliken’s Bend, held June 7-9, 2019. Apetebi Adrian and Baba Obahnjoko and all more »
Anniversary Celebration, 2019
Tickets are now available for the African Ancestral Celebration commemorating Milliken’s Bend, to be held in Tallulah, Louisiana, June 7-9, 2019. I am honored to be asked to participate in this event as the keynote speaker on Saturday. Full details, more »