BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Edison Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Edison Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c773a48b-cbce-49dc-b5ca-a0bd5061f950 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260803T103403Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260706T200000 SUMMARY:African Americans During the American Revolution LOCATION:Main Library\nMain Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Main Library;X-APPLE-RADIU S=10;X-TITLE=Main Library:geo:40.5174913,-74.4081806 GEO:40.5174913;-74.4081806 DESCRIPTION:Telling the stories of the unsung heroes of the Revolutionary War.\nhttps://edisonpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/16211285 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

How did African Americans throughout New J ersey participate in the American Revolution? The Stoutsburg Sourland Afri can American Museum (SSAAM) reveals stories of those who fought in the con flict and the lives they built as the war ended. Hear untold stories from the Revolutionary period and how the ideals of "revolution" affected ensla ved and free African Americans post-1776.

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SSAAM interprets the ric h yet overlooked history of the African American community in the Sourland Mountain region of central New Jersey. Their history was shaped by slaver y\, freedom\, and resilience\, evidenced by historic sites like the Stouts burg Cemetery and Mt. Zion AME Church. In documenting the lives of local f ormerly enslaved people\, free Black communities\, and veterans\, SSAAM pr eserves the legacies of those who lived and labored in this "hardscrabble region.&rdquo\;

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Image credit: \;The Battle of Savannah by Kervin Andre

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