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Museum Staff & Board
Board of Directors
Audrey Hinton
President
Dr. Frank Smith
Founder & Director
Jack H. Olender
Vice President
Christine Willis-Bennett
Treasurer
Rev. Paul Saddler
Secretary
Board Members
Lee W. Jackson, Esq.
Pedro Alfonso
Donna Cooper
William Wesley Taylor, Ph.D.
Robert Bell, Esq.
Bernard Demczuk, Ph.D.
Jan Adams
John Cummings, Esq.
Apera Nwora
Executive Director
Frank Smith, Ph.D., during his four elected terms with the District Council, Washington, DC, laid the basic groundwork to establish a national memorial for African American troops who served in the Civil War.
Fulfilling a lifelong dream to honor African Americans who fought for freedom as USCT, he oversaw the dedication of the African American Civil War Memorial in July 1998.Toward that goal, Dr. Smith used a lifetime of leadership experience to secure financing, District support, and the active involvement of public and private agencies to establish the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum.
Staff
The African American Civil War Memorial Museum honors the heroic roles of 209,145 US Colored Troops (USCT) who helped end slavery and kept America united under one flag.
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