Lieutenant Colonel Barnard Kemter will deliver his speech at an event next week
The 77-year-old s mic was cut off at a Memorial Day event in Ohio when he started to talk about the role freed slaves played in the founding of the holiday
Officials initially defended the action but two organizers have since resigned
Kemter will deliver the speech again at Buckeye Boys State, an annual gathering organized by the American Legion to teach young men about government
The Ohio American Legion has suspended the charter of the Hudson agency, pending its permanent closure
Keynote speaker Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter had his microphone cut at a Memorial Day ceremony in Hudson, Ohio, when he spoke about the holiday s roots in black history.
A microphone was cut off for about two minutes during Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter s keynote speech at a Memorial Day ceremony in Hudson, Ohio as he spoke about the slave origins of the holiday.
For this Concord class, history unfolds right in the middle of their town
âHe wasnât asked to join the war. He joined himself and tried to help the country⦠That was really cool.â
By Thomas Farragher Globe Columnist,Updated April 19, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Sydney Holloman-Pressley with her students at the Willard School, where they conducted research that led to Concord s decision to honor George Washington Dugan, the town s sole Black Civil War soldier.Sydney Pressley/Willard School
CONCORD â As they sat at their fifth-grade desks here at Willard Elementary School, what struck these kids in this history-rich town was the essential unfairness of it all.
Everett Armory: Home to Company B, 8th Regiment Infantry
The following is a weekly feature in the Independent based on the City’s 2018 Historic Property Survey done to note the many little-known historically significant properties within the city.)
Architectural Description:
The former Everett armory is an imposing brick building designed in the English Revival style and displaying medieval-inspired detailing including crenellation (wrapped in copper), round corner towers, and narrow window openings to evoke the sense of a building that could defend itself from attack. Mixed with these features are Colonial Revival details including a bold metal entablature supported by large console brackets. Originally a low metal arch spanned from one console to the other. The center bay containing the entrance has a battered wall with brick quoining and is capped by a crenellated parapet. All of the original windows were replaced c.1970 including those over the renovated entrance which conta