Join the Blockson Collection for a Veterans Day celebration and to hear reflections of military life during the 1940s by Montford Point Marines and Tuskegee Airmen. Guests include Montford Point Marines Sergeant Henry N. Wilcots and Gunnery Sergeant Roosevelt Farrow, along with Tuskegee Airman Dr. Eugene J. Richardson, Jr. Master Gunnery Sergeant Joseph H. Geeter III, Montford Point Marine Association, Philadelphia Chapter President, will moderate the program.
This program is presented in partnership with the Montford Point Marine Association Auxiliary, Philadelphia Chapter 1 and with the Charles L. Blockson Collection of African-Americana and the African Diaspora at Penn State Special Collections Library.
This event is online, and will be live streamed via Zoom Webinar. Access the live stream here: https://temple.zoom.us/j/99976673130
Our programs are geared toward a general audience and are open to all, including Temple students, faculty, staff, alumni, neighbors, and friends. Registration is encouraged.