County Commissioner and Marine Corp Veteran, Jim Moran participated in the dedication of a Plaque in honor of the African Americans that Served in the Civil War from Queen Anne’s County. The plaque is located outside of the Kennard African American Cultural Heritage Center in Centreville. The plaque is part of a larger project to honor African American troops from Queen Anne’s County.
The Plaque Reads:
‘In honor of the “US Color Troops” that Served in the Civil War from Queen Anne’s County.
Without the military help of the black freed men, the war against the south could not have been won. – President Abraham Lincoln”
Picture L-R: Jim Moran, Queen Anne’s County Commissioner, Earnest Hawkins, Immediate Past Commander of American Legion Post 29, Fred McNeil, Centreville Veterans Information Center, William Griffin, Commander American Legion Post 77, Tara Coursey, Executive Director Kennard African American Cultural Heritage Center, John Wright, Centreville Veterans Information Center
QACTV also filmed the dedication. You can watch here https://youtu.be/JjDGiUsmGP8?si=7dkXRlsO447dYAL8