Ms. Joyce Bailey and Ms. Nancy Harris register attendees

Rev. Aubrey Lewis, Pastor of the St. Luke Baptist Church, gave the Invocation

The Hon. Herman Taylor of the Maryland House of Delegates welcomed attendees to the Symposium

Delegate Taylor presents MRSPT's Patricia Tyson and Symposium emcee Malcolm Beech with a Resolution from the Maryland House of Delegates

FREED reenactor Judy Williams sang the National Anthem, in character as Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield

Dr. B.F. Cooling spoke on "The Missing Battalions--Black Americans and Washington's Civil War Forts--Then and Now"

Mr. Michael Crutcher embodied "The Spirit of Frederick Douglas" throughout the symposium

Keynote Speaker Dr. C.R. Gibbs offered insights from his book "Black, Copper & Bight: The District of Columbia's Black Civil War Regiment"

Mr. Harold (Hari) Dean Jones recited "Drummer Jackson" and spoke on "The Legal League: African American Spies in the Civil War"

Mr. Bennie McRae, Jr., presented information on the "Freedom Fighters: The U.S. Colored Troops" and The Contrabands

Dr. Marilyn Nickels presented "Tracing Family Roots Through the National Park Service"

Dr, Frank Smith, Jr., lectured on "The Civil War and Its Soldiers"

Attendees take a break between presentations

School Students learning about USCT Troops from First Regiment reenactor Dexter Akinsheye

Students talk with Mr. Frederick Douglass

FREED reenactors (l-r) Joyce Bailey, LaVerne Holmes, Patricia Tyson, Shirley Holmes, Theresa Saxton, Christine Bennett, Bobbie Coles and Judy Williams

Author Juanita Patience Moss speaks about her book, "Journey From the Past," as reenactors Joyce Bailey, LaVerne Holmes and Elvira Williams listen

Former Military Road School teacher, Mrs. Doris Tracy Taylor and her husband Lurdest attend the Friday reception

Mr. Chester Burke, Jr., plays musical selections at the opening session of the Saturday program

FREED reenactor Denise Benadetto visits the symposium exhibit room

FREED reenactor Mary Hill greets Dr. Frank Smith, Jr., and Dr.William Gladstone during lunch

Registrants attend the wreath-laying ceremony at the African American Civil War Memorial

Ms. Donise Stevens portrayed Mrs. Elizabeth (Aunt Betty) Thomas, known as the owner of Fort Stevens

FREED volunteer reenactors at the Memorial

USCT Descendants join Dr. Smith and National Park Service Ranger Rae Thomas at wreath placement

Descendants locate a family member's name on the Memorial wall

Massachusetts 54th Color Guard reenactors served at the Symposium's opening and closing ceremonies

Mr. Akinsheye presented a preview of his film "Black, Copper and Bright: The District of Columbia's Black Civil War Regiment," which is currently in production