Time traveling to the American Revolution Bill Bloxsom FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Rev. Charles D. Walker, pastor of the First Baptist Church, initiated a successful state-wide effort in 1976 to commemorate Connecticut's Black participants in the Revolutionary War.Richard Platt / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 2of3 First Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Charles D. Walker is joined by State. Representative Gerald Stevens and Milford Mayor Joel Baldwin during the ceremony to honor Black soldiers in the American Revolution.Richard Platt / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less 3of3 MILFORD — Forty-five years ago, as the United States prepared to celebrate the 1976 bicentennial, a Milford church commemorated the lives of six men whose service helped with American independence.