• By Cindy Jones
• Posted Tuesday, January 25, 2011

African Americans in the Civil War

Effley Howell, Sr. is ithe CEO of Thankful Heritage, Inc., a non-profit organization that features an African American museum filled with a comprehensive collection of African American artifacts dating back to the 1700’s including an impressive display of artifacts for the Civil War.

Mr. Howell is a self taught scholar on African American history who received the prestigious Nancy Susan Reynolds Award in 2003 for his work in improving race relations. His website is www.thethankfulheritage.org.

Central Library Auditorium
Friday, January 28th at 4:30 pm