BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:New Orleans Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:New Orleans Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5696cb14-c41d-49ec-9e20-f10541805852 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261030T190900Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231007T140000 SUMMARY:A WWII Soldier Comes Home A Changed Man LOCATION:Norman Mayer Library\nNorman Mayer Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Norman Mayer Library;X-APP LE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Norman Mayer Library:geo:29.997569,-90.0615029 GEO:29.997569;-90.0615029 DESCRIPTION:Gaynell Brady uses genealogy and oral history to delve into th e life of a Louisiana African American soldier\, Cary Clifford. Born on a plantation\, he returned from World War II a changed man..\nhttps://neworl eans.libnet.info/event/9167130 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

During World War II\, more than 2.5 millio n African American men registered for the draft\, and African American wom en volunteered in large numbers. Many were motivated by the Double V Campa ign message that was printed in The Philadelphia Courier. One Lou isiana African American soldier saw it as a way to elevate his family and escape sharecropping work on the plantation.

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In this presentation\ , Gaynell Brady\, Owner/Educator of Our Mammy&rsquo\;s will use genealogy methods and oral history to delve deeply into the life of one Louisiana Af rican American soldier. Cary Clifford was born on a plantation in Glynn\, Louisiana. After fighting alongside thousands of enlisted men and officers in Europe\, he returned home a changed man.

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This is a hybrid even t with both virtual and in-person access. Attend in person at Norman Mayer Library\, or click the "Register" button to sign up for the Zoom meeting.

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