- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration will open on January 24, 2026 @ 2:00pm.
- A library card is not required.
Program Description
Event Details
Discover information on historical people, places, or things.
Anyone who has seen the movie "Glory" knows that African American soldiers made a critical contribution to Union Victory during the Civil War. What far fewer people know is that the first African American Soldiers to fight for the Union mostly came from Missouri, serving in the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment months before Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. They also were the first black soldiers to see combat, right here in Missouri at the Battle of Island Mound in October 1862!
Join us as we celebrate Black History Month by learning about this largely overlooked chapter in Missouri History!
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Accommodations
If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.