About this Event
FREEDOM! LEST WE FORGET
An Evening of History, Courage & Remembrance
Featuring acclaimed historian and author Ronnie A. Nichols
in conversation with ESSENCE Editor-at-Large Mikki Taylor
Join us for an unforgettable evening with Ronnie A. Nichols—acclaimed historian, author, artist, cultural preservationist, and Technical Advisor for the Academy Award-winning motion picture Glory—as we celebrate his groundbreaking new book, Freedom! Lest We Forget.
For more than forty-five years, Nichols has devoted his life to recovering and preserving the stories of soldiers of African descent whose courage on and beyond the battlefield helped redefine freedom, citizenship, and democracy in America.
In an intimate fireside conversation with ESSENCE Editor-at-Large Mikki Taylor, Nichols will take audiences beyond the history books and into the extraordinary lives of formerly enslaved men who became soldiers—men who risked everything to claim a freedom they had been denied and, in doing so, helped change the destiny of a nation.
Drawing from military records, letters, pension files, personal testimony, and rare archival images, Nichols brings these men out of the shadows of history and restores their names, their humanity, their sacrifice, and their heroism to their rightful place in the American story.
Audiences will also hear insights from the historian whose expertise helped inform Glory, one of cinema’s most powerful portrayals of Black Civil War soldiers and discover how decades of research became a mission to ensure that the men who fought for freedom would never again be forgotten.
Come for the conversation. Discover the history. Meet the author. Have your copy signed. And leave carrying a story America must remember.
Conversation • Book Signing • Reception
The evening will also feature:
• A thought-provoking historical conversation with the author
• An opportunity to meet Ronnie A. Nichols during an exclusive book signing
• A light reception.
Ticket includes guaranteed signed copies of Freedom! Lest We Forget (excludes free tickets). Limited quantity of books available for purchase on site.
Event guidelines are subject to change.
- 6:30 PM - Doors Open | 7 PM Conversation Begins
- Note: By entering the event premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any photographs or videos taken.
- Please contact us at least seven days in advance should any accommodations be needed.
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--Let's have an amazing evening,
Event venue & nearby stays
MahoganyBooks - National Harbor, 121 American Way, Oxon Hill, United States
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