Film and Discussion: "The 29th Connecticut Regiment and the Fight for Freedom"

The 29th Connecticut" is a short documentary film about the eleven African-American soldiers who enlisted from Berlin, Connecticut, during the American Civil War. The 29th Regiment of United States Colored Troops, formed just after Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, fought in critical battles near the end of the war and helped to secure freedom from enslavement for all United States citizens.

Join Chris Barlow of the Berlin Equity Action Team as he presents this award-winning documentary film, and a discussion of the context, making of, and impact!

SEATING IS LIMITED, SO GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY! Free, but suggested donation is $10 per ticket. Proceeds will benefit both the New England Civil War Museum and the Berlin Equity Action Team!