In Nashville new marker honors US Colored Troops
Levi Ismail
Posted at 7:17 PM, Oct 15, 2021 and last updated 8:17 PM, Oct 15, 2021
... When Nashville historian David Ewing sees the sign, he thinks of his own great-great-grandfather. He says just like Taylor G. Ewing Sr. who helped build Fort Negley and later picked up a rifle, these men knew they were fighting for freedom. For themselves and this country.
“Some died, but many survived and got their freedom. It’s great that the city has finally honored their legacy here on this site,” Ewing said ...
Jim Kay is the president of the Battle of Nashville Trust and says before that fateful day, no one knew what to expect of Black men in combat. That all changed when generals saw what they were willing to sacrifice in the name of freedom.
“This was a new chapter of American combat history,” Kay said ...
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