Author Talk: Forgotten Patriots of the Northern Theater
2026-06-10 18:00:00
2026-06-10 19:30:00
America/New_York
Author Talk: Forgotten Patriots of the Northern Theater
Learn about the untold stories of people of African and Indigenous descent whose courage and sacrifice played an important role in America's fight for freedom during the Northern Campaigns.
Local History/Special Collections - Sprouse Rare Book Room
Wednesday, June 10
6:00pm - 7:30pm
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2026-06-10 18:00:00
2026-06-10 19:30:00
America/New_York
Author Talk: Forgotten Patriots of the Northern Theater
Learn about the untold stories of people of African and Indigenous descent whose courage and sacrifice played an important role in America's fight for freedom during the Northern Campaigns.
Local History/Special Collections - Sprouse Rare Book Room
Local History/Special Collections
Sprouse Rare Book RoomLearn about the untold stories of people of African and Indigenous descent whose courage and sacrifice played an important role in America's fight for freedom during the Northern Campaigns.
Rick Murphy is a historian, educator, author, and filmmaker. His award‑winning work, Arrival of the First Africans in English America, received the 2020 Phyllis Wheatley Award and was adapted into a documentary. He is the Founder and President General of the Society of the First African Families of English America. His family lineage dates to the earliest colonial periods of Jamestown, Virginia, and Plymouth, Massachusetts.
He is a member of several national heredity societies, including the Sons of the American Revolution; the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War; the Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage; and the Society of the First African Families of English America. He has written numerous books and served as editor of the award‑winning volume Forgotten Patriots of the Northern Theater.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | Local History | Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion | Author Talks |
TAGS: | Local History | history | genealogy | diversity | Books & Authors | Author talk | Alex250 | african american | #America 250 |
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