Laurens County Museum to Host Lecture on the Role of Enslaved and Free Blacks in the Revolutionary War

Approximately 5,000 free and enslaved blacks fought for the side of Liberty in the American Revolutionary War with others fighting for the British cause.  Learn more about the unheralded in the Revolutionary War on Tuesday, February 11, at 7:00 pm, at the Laurens County Museum.  Historian and battlefield preservationist Durant Ashmore will speak about “The Role of the Enslaved and Free Blacks in the American Revolution”.  The museum is located at 116 South Public Square, Laurens, SC.  The lecture is open to the public.  Museum members and youth are free to attend.  There is a suggested donation of $5 for others to support the museum.  
 
On Thursday, March 6, Ashmore will speak about the role of women in the American Revolution.  For more information about this and other events at the Laurens County Museum, call (864) 681-3678, or visit 
LaurensCountyMuseum.org or Facebook.   The museum exhibit hall is free and open for tours Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm.