FREED – Female Re-enactors of Distinction Charlotte Scott – “A Friend of Lincoln” When freed woman Charlotte Scott learned of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, she felt his loss deeply and personally. So much so that she decided such a great man and friend to the Negro must have a monument so that he would be ever remembered.
Female RE-Enactors of Distinction (FREED), an auxiliary group, established under the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum, is committed to accurately depict the role of African Americans, including the U.S. Colored Troops and their families during the U.S. Civil War.
Female RE-Enactors of Distinction: African American Ladies of the Civil War Auxillary Organization of the African American Civil War Museum, 6/27/2020 · Marcia Cole is a member of the Female RE-Enactors of Distinction (FREED) who portrays Charlotte Scott, the freed slave who pledged her first wages to.
Cole (center) is seen with fellow members of the the Female RE-Enactors of Distinction (FREED), an auxiliary of the African American Civil War Museum +14. A reenactor portraying abolitionist Frederick Douglass (right) stands in Lincoln Park during a debate about whether or not to remove the Emancipation Statue, in Washington, DC +14.
FREED Female RE-Enactors of Distinction By [email protected] | 2020-09-12T19:46:58+00:00 September 29th, 2019 | 2019 Special Event , African American | All day Saturday, meet members of Female RE-Enactors of Distinction (FREED) and the African American Civil War Museum, who bring to life at the Second Street School such real historical figures …
Celebrate Black History Month by joining the ladies of FREED (Female RE-Enactors of Distinction) as they perform stirring reenactments depicting the lives and contributions of black women of the Civil War era. FREED is an auxiliary organization of the African American Civil War Museum. Through reenactments and dramatic readings, the group aims to …
4/14/2017 · Members of the Female Re-Enactors of Distinction, from left, Bobbie Coles, Sandra Wilson, Catherine Ajenifuja, Christine Bennett and Marcia E. Cole,.
Saturday, March 24, 2018, 2 p.m. Learn about the past to commemorate Women’s History Month. The Female Re-Enactors of Distinction will tell the story of women from another time. All ages welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult guardian. Add to Calendar. 24-03-2018 14:00:00 24-03-2018 15:00:00 Women’s History Month with the Female …
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