Program will explore Black veterans’ impact on their communities

Lawrence County Historical Society (LCHS) is inviting the public to a special Missouri Humanities Council program on “Finding the Founders: 62nd U.S. Colored Troops.”

It will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 13, in the chapel of Jones Memorial, 11110 Lawrence 1137, Mt. Vernon (east entry). Admission is free.

The speaker will be Michelle Brooks, a research analyst with the Missouri State Archives and former award-winning newspaper reporter and editor…

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