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SUMMARY:History Talk: Now is Our Time to Strike: The 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry
LOCATION:Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site , 7400 Grant Road, St. Louis, MO, 63123
DESCRIPTION:History Talk: Now is Our Time to Strike: The 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry\n\n04/11/26 10:30 AM CST\n - 04/11/26 11:30 AM CST\Description:\nThe First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry were the first black troops to see combat in the American Civil War and this distinction was given to them at a battle that took place in Missouri!\n\nThe risks they took in fighting for freedom included re-enslavement and death, yet they joined anyways and helped to encourage hundreds of thousands of others African Americans to do the same. General Grant himself said ‘They will make good soldiers’, and he could not have been more correct.\n\nJoin Park Ranger Cody Faber as he discusses this important unit’s creation, the battles they fought in, where they served and how their fight for freedom made them so influential in America’s history! The program is free but reservations are required. For reservations call 314-842-1867 ext. 230.\Details:\nThe program is free. Please call (314) 842-1867 ext. 230 for reservations. \Location:\nUlysses S. Grant National Historic Site \n7400 Grant Road\nSt. Louis, MO 63123
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:History Talk: Now is Our Time to Strike: The 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry<br /><br />04/11/26 10:30 AM CST - 04/11/26 11:30 AM CST<br />Description:<br />The First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry were the first black troops to see combat in the American Civil War and this distinction was given to them at a battle that took place in Missouri!<br />
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The risks they took in fighting for freedom included re-enslavement and death, yet they joined anyways and helped to encourage hundreds of thousands of others African Americans to do the same. General Grant himself said &lsquo;They will make good soldiers&rsquo;, and he could not have been more correct.<br />
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Join Park Ranger Cody Faber as he discusses this important unit&rsquo;s creation, the battles they fought in, where they served and how their fight for freedom made them so influential in America&rsquo;s history! The program is free but reservations are required. For reservations call 314-842-1867 ext. 230.<br />Details:<br />The program is free. Please call (314) 842-1867 ext. 230 for reservations.&nbsp;<br />Location:<br />Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site <br />7400 Grant Road<br />St. Louis, MO 63123
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