Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Let's Talk Series: The Arrival of the First Africans in America to their Descendants in the Revolutionary War By: PRLog January 31, 2024 at 12:55 PM EST Speaker: Ric Murphy, Educator, Historian, Lecturer, and Award Winning AuthorBOSTON - Jan. 31, 2024 - PRLog -- The Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation today announces its next event of the Let's Talk Series. On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 7-9 pm EDT (UTC-4), Ric Murphy will present The Arrival of the First Africans in America to their Descendants in the Revolutionary War.Documented Africans arrived on the shores of English America in August 1619. Their contributions sustained the earliest days of the English colonies, and in the dawn of the American Revolution, Americans of African descent heard the patriotic call for liberty. From noted author and documentarian Ric Murphy explores the untold story of America's Arrival of the First Africans and the legacy they left behind.Ric Murphy is an educator, historian, lecturer, and award winning author, including the highly acclaimed Freedom Road. Ric was a Senior Executive Fellow at Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government; and he has a Masters in Urban Affairs from Boston University, and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Massachusetts. Mr. Murphy has served in elected and appointed positions within state and local governments, and has taught and lectured at the post secondary level. He has served as Chairman of the Board of several private and community based organizations; served on numerous national, local and not-for-profit Boards of Directors; served on countless Advisory Boards to community based organizations and not-for-profits; and has received numerous awards for his public activism and community work. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and his family lineage dates to the earliest colonial periods of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and of Jamestown, Virginia. His family lineage has been evaluated and accepted by the Daughters of the American Revolution, the National Society of the Sons of Colonial New England, the Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the Society of the First African Families of English America. In his writings, Murphy explores the roles and rich contributions made by African Americans in United States history. He lives and works in Washington, D.C..Before the EventAlthough not required to attend this event, we suggest the following materials:Documentary: Arrival of the First African Americans in English America (Verity Media, 2023) [https://arrivalfirstafricans.vhx.tv/]Book: Arrival of The First Africans in Virginia (History Press, 2020) [https://bookshop.org/p/books/arrival-of-the-first-africans-in-virginia-ric-murphy/14352584?ean=9781467145985]Book: Section 27 and Freedman's Village (McFarland and Company, Inc., 2020) [https://bookshop.org/p/books/section-27-and-freedman-s-village-in-arlington-national-cemetery-the-african-american-history-of-america-s-most-hallowed-ground-ric-murphy/10334612?ean=9781476677309]Book: Biography of RADM Larry Chambers, USN (McFarland and Company, Inc., 2018) [https://bookshop.org/p/books/rear-admiral-larry-chambers-usn-first-african-american-to-command-an-aircraft-carrier-ric-murphy/10314874?ean=9781476667270]Book: Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War (Franklin Pearson Publishing, 2019) [https://bookshop.org/p/books/freedom-road-an-american-family-saga-from-jamestown-to-world-war-ric-murphy/8647230?ean=9780578486024].Where and how you choose to spend money has power. Please consider purchasing books from a black-owned bookstore.All registered participants will have access to a brief pre-event survey that allows questions to be submitted to our speaker.During the EventThis is a webinar style event. All registered participants will have the opportunity to submit questions to our speaker. Questions will be screened and asked, given the time allowed.After the EventAll registered participants will receive a post-event email including a survey and additional resources. A recording of the event will be publicly available on the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation website, in the days following our event.Please join us via Zoom onWednesday, April 17, 2024, 7-9 pm EDT (UTC-4) for Let's Talk Series: The Arrival of the First Africans in America to their Descendants in the Revolutionary War. Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-the-arrival-of-the-first-africans-in-america-to-their-descendants-tickets-810765941757?aff=prlog.Wednesday, April 17, 2024Boston 7:00 pm EDT (UTC-4)Chicago 6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)Salt Lake City 5:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)Seattle 4:00 pm PDT (UTC-7)Honolulu 1:00 pm HST (UTC-10Corresponding UTC (GMT) 23:00Website & Social TagsWebsite: https://www.ricmurphy.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RicMurphyBooks/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOqG66xXizX8HETxZ9jQ-6Q?view_as=publicDocumentary Official Site: https://www.arrivalfirstafricans.comFacebook: Arrival of the First Africans in English America https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091928165129Twitter: @1stafricans https://twitter.com/1stafricansInstagram: @arrivalfirstafricans https://www.instagram.com/arrivalfirstafricansContactDock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation***@dcbcenter.orgPhotos: (Click photo to enlarge) Source: Dock C. 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Let's Talk Series: The Arrival of the First Africans in America to their Descendants in the Revolutionary War By: PRLog January 31, 2024 at 12:55 PM EST Speaker: Ric Murphy, Educator, Historian, Lecturer, and Award Winning AuthorBOSTON - Jan. 31, 2024 - PRLog -- The Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation today announces its next event of the Let's Talk Series. On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 7-9 pm EDT (UTC-4), Ric Murphy will present The Arrival of the First Africans in America to their Descendants in the Revolutionary War.Documented Africans arrived on the shores of English America in August 1619. Their contributions sustained the earliest days of the English colonies, and in the dawn of the American Revolution, Americans of African descent heard the patriotic call for liberty. From noted author and documentarian Ric Murphy explores the untold story of America's Arrival of the First Africans and the legacy they left behind.Ric Murphy is an educator, historian, lecturer, and award winning author, including the highly acclaimed Freedom Road. Ric was a Senior Executive Fellow at Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government; and he has a Masters in Urban Affairs from Boston University, and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Massachusetts. Mr. Murphy has served in elected and appointed positions within state and local governments, and has taught and lectured at the post secondary level. He has served as Chairman of the Board of several private and community based organizations; served on numerous national, local and not-for-profit Boards of Directors; served on countless Advisory Boards to community based organizations and not-for-profits; and has received numerous awards for his public activism and community work. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and his family lineage dates to the earliest colonial periods of Plymouth, Massachusetts, and of Jamestown, Virginia. His family lineage has been evaluated and accepted by the Daughters of the American Revolution, the National Society of the Sons of Colonial New England, the Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, and the Society of the First African Families of English America. In his writings, Murphy explores the roles and rich contributions made by African Americans in United States history. He lives and works in Washington, D.C..Before the EventAlthough not required to attend this event, we suggest the following materials:Documentary: Arrival of the First African Americans in English America (Verity Media, 2023) [https://arrivalfirstafricans.vhx.tv/]Book: Arrival of The First Africans in Virginia (History Press, 2020) [https://bookshop.org/p/books/arrival-of-the-first-africans-in-virginia-ric-murphy/14352584?ean=9781467145985]Book: Section 27 and Freedman's Village (McFarland and Company, Inc., 2020) [https://bookshop.org/p/books/section-27-and-freedman-s-village-in-arlington-national-cemetery-the-african-american-history-of-america-s-most-hallowed-ground-ric-murphy/10334612?ean=9781476677309]Book: Biography of RADM Larry Chambers, USN (McFarland and Company, Inc., 2018) [https://bookshop.org/p/books/rear-admiral-larry-chambers-usn-first-african-american-to-command-an-aircraft-carrier-ric-murphy/10314874?ean=9781476667270]Book: Freedom Road: An American Family Saga from Jamestown to World War (Franklin Pearson Publishing, 2019) [https://bookshop.org/p/books/freedom-road-an-american-family-saga-from-jamestown-to-world-war-ric-murphy/8647230?ean=9780578486024].Where and how you choose to spend money has power. Please consider purchasing books from a black-owned bookstore.All registered participants will have access to a brief pre-event survey that allows questions to be submitted to our speaker.During the EventThis is a webinar style event. All registered participants will have the opportunity to submit questions to our speaker. Questions will be screened and asked, given the time allowed.After the EventAll registered participants will receive a post-event email including a survey and additional resources. A recording of the event will be publicly available on the Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation website, in the days following our event.Please join us via Zoom onWednesday, April 17, 2024, 7-9 pm EDT (UTC-4) for Let's Talk Series: The Arrival of the First Africans in America to their Descendants in the Revolutionary War. Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-the-arrival-of-the-first-africans-in-america-to-their-descendants-tickets-810765941757?aff=prlog.Wednesday, April 17, 2024Boston 7:00 pm EDT (UTC-4)Chicago 6:00 pm CDT (UTC-5)Salt Lake City 5:00 pm MDT (UTC-6)Seattle 4:00 pm PDT (UTC-7)Honolulu 1:00 pm HST (UTC-10Corresponding UTC (GMT) 23:00Website & Social TagsWebsite: https://www.ricmurphy.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RicMurphyBooks/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOqG66xXizX8HETxZ9jQ-6Q?view_as=publicDocumentary Official Site: https://www.arrivalfirstafricans.comFacebook: Arrival of the First Africans in English America https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091928165129Twitter: @1stafricans https://twitter.com/1stafricansInstagram: @arrivalfirstafricans https://www.instagram.com/arrivalfirstafricansContactDock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation***@dcbcenter.orgPhotos: (Click photo to enlarge) Source: Dock C. 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