Buffalo Soldier

Books on Blacks in the Military

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African-American Patriots Consortium, Inc.

African-American History Month

Schedule of Activities, Spring 2003

Buffalo Soldiers Day in Maryland

February 20, 2003

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50th Anniversary of Korean War (1950-1953)

February 23, 2003 & Conference --April 16-19, 2003

April 16-19, 2003 -- The African Americans in the Korean War Conference will convene at Morgan State University, Cold Spring Lane and Hillen Road, Baltimore, Maryland. Scholars, veterans, researchers and special guests will pay tribute to our nation's African American veterans through panel sessions, conversations with members, interpretive tours at historic sites, exhibits at Morgan's new James E. Lewis Museum of Art, seminars, benefits and services for Korean War veterans displays, special awards recognition in Baltimore. The theme is "No Longer Forgotten: African Americans in the Korean War, 1950-1953." The conference will focus on the role and unique contributions of African Americans who served in the United States Armed Forces during the Korean War.

The conference will conclude on Saturday evening with a Banquet and tribute to the soldiers who are "No longer forgotten."

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For Souvenir Booklet Ad Rates, call Gerald Eldridge (410) 323-4606 or Jackie Lanier (410) 947-5601

For Tickets or Ads, call Clarence Davis (410) 366-0483

AAPC, Inc. / Post Office Box 33167 / Baltimore, MD 21218 / (410) 366-0483

For Korean War Conference 16-19 April 2003, contact Dr. Charles Johnson, Jr., (443) 885-1796/3190 or Mrs. Constance Burns (202) 685-2470

February 20, 2003

By Maryland Statute February 20, 2003 is Buffalo Soldiers Day in Maryland. African-American Patriots Consortium, Inc. (AAPC, Inc.) will host the Annual Banquet at the Sheraton Barcelo in Annapolis, MD. The 2003 Banquet promises to be historical in that the 90-year-old daughter of CPL William O. Wilson (awarded the Congressional medal of Honor in 1889), Ms. Anna Jones, will present CPL Wilson's Congressional Medal of Honor for perpetual display at the Reginald F. Lewis Maryland African American Museum. In addition to the dinner-banquet, a VIP reception with the CPL Wilson's family is planned.*

February 22, 2003

Seventeen years ago, the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus, in support of African-American veterans, declared and established the last Saturday in February as a day to commemorate African-American defenders of America. This year's celebration will conclude three years of recognition for the 50th Anniversary of the Korean War (1950-1953), The theme for this year's celebration is "Building A More Perfect Union," to focus attention on the extraordinary accomplishments of all Korean War Veterans, who for the fist time in American's history, fought in legally integrated units. These warriors created a national atmosphere which led to Brown v. Board of Education and initiated the thrust for a diverse society of equality and justice.*

*Supported by a Maryland Black Caucus Foundation Grant