Looking forward to speaking at the Two Mississippi Museums on June 18, celebrating Juneteenth and telling about Milliken’s Bend’s role in the Freedom Story. Details here. Part of the “History is Lunch” series.
Continue reading →This summer marks the 160th anniversary of the campaign for Vicksburg, and the Battle of Milliken’s Bend. The National Park Service is hosting a series of events as part of the America’s National Parks – Author Series, and two of more »
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 »
I recently had the honor and pleasure of appearing in a VirtualBookSigning at the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago with Allen Guelzo, author of Gettysburg: The Last Invasion. As we discussed our works, it occurred to me that there more »