LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — College students from Jackson are touring to New York to march within the Veterans Day Parade, bringing Michigan’s Civil Warfare historical past to a nationwide stage.
The 102nd United States Coloured Troops Firm continues a legacy that started greater than 160 years in the past, with every member getting into the position of troopers who fought for his or her freedom.
(Maurice Imhoff)
(Maurice Imhoff)
(Maurice Imhoff)
(Maurice Imhoff)
(Maurice Imhoff)
Jackson native Kavaughn Clay, a participant within the parade, says that carrying the uniform is not only a reenactment, it is a duty.
“I feel the duty of representing people, that once upon a time didn’t have a chance to in the way that we do now. So, I feel very good because I am able to bring that out and bring it back to life and make it relevant now in today’s day.”
Maurice Imhoff, president of the Jackson County Michigan Historic Society, emphasised the importance of the invitation to march within the parade.
“I think now receiving the invitation to march in the nation’s largest Veterans Day parade speaks volumes not only to the important role of the United States’ colored troops to be able to be represented in this parade, but also to the work that we’re doing right here in Jackson.”
Because the group prepares for New York Metropolis, Clay says that the expertise can also be a reminder that the impression of historical past nonetheless echoes via as we speak’s youth.
Subsequent summer time, the scholars will proceed their journey by touring to the Miami Air Present.
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