Black History Month: Stephen A. Swails: Black Freedom Fighter in the Civil War and Reconstruction

Name: Black History Month: Stephen A. Swails: Black Freedom Fighter in the Civil War and Reconstruction
Start: 2025-02-23T14:00:00-06:00
Location: 15891 Paxton Ave, South Holland, IL, United States, Illinois 60473

Sun, 23 Feb, 2025 at 02:00 pm UTC-06:00

15891 Paxton Ave, South Holland, IL, United States, Illinois 60473 | Calumet City

Publisher/HostSand Ridge Nature Center

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Black History Month: Stephen A. Swails: Black Freedom Fighter in the Civil War and Reconstruction

Come visit Sand Ridge Nature Center and hear Calumet City’s own Annamarie Swails-Preston do a presentation on her great grand-father Stephen Atkin Swails. Among being the first of many things, the movie Glory depicts that he was the first African-American soldier promoted to commissioned rank, as a line officer, and appointed the company's first sergeant. His parents also assisted in the Underground Railroad. So come out to hear his amazing tale while viewing some memorabilia.

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15891 Paxton Ave, South Holland, IL, United States, Illinois 60473, 15891 Paxton Ave, South Holland, IL 60473-1936, United States,Calumet City, Illinois