National Guard Militia Museum Black History Month Exhibit

The National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey (NGMMNJ) will open a Black History Month exhibit celebrating the service of New Jersey’s African-American soldiers, sailors, and airmen.  From the American Revolution forward, "Leading the Charge: African-Americans in the New Jersey National Guard" will highlight over two centuries of African-American service through art, photographs, primary source correspondence, and video excerpts from the museum’s award-winning Center for U.S. Veterans’ Oral Histories. The exhibit places particular emphasis on the Civil War and the World War II era. Admission is free and it opens on February 1 and closes February 24.

For more information contact 1LT Vincent Solomeno at (732) 974-5966 or see the official press release at http://www.nj.gov/military/museum/releases/blackhistorymonthrelease.html.