tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10043850810062989202024-02-06T20:49:49.537-08:00Fort Pillow Massacre Decoded: We Will Never Forget!C. Herdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00686545341868797504noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1004385081006298920.post-60882355232089821012022-05-18T19:40:00.005-07:002022-05-18T20:03:20.641-07:00Using our Art to Tell Our Stories II: We Remember Fort Pillow!!!<p style="text-align: center;"> <b style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">W E A L L B E Group Inc.</b></p><div class="main-outer"><div class="fauxborder-left main-fauxborder-left"><div class="region-inner main-inner"><div class="columns fauxcolumns"><div class="columns-inner"><div class="column-center-outer"><div class="column-center-inner"><div class="main section" id="main" name="Main"><div class="widget Blog" data-version="1" id="Blog1"><div class="blog-posts hfeed"><div class="date-outer"><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry uncustomized-post-template" itemprop="blogPost" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/BlogPosting"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3772409866652442332" itemprop="description articleBody"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">Presents</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">"<span style="color: red;">UsINg</span> Our <span style="color: red;">Art </span>To <span style="color: red;">Tell</span> Our <span style="color: red;">Stories</span> II: WE <span style="color: red;">REMEMBER</span> FORT PILLOW!!!"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="il" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGQkBPlO8KBsNUovj_ETYtnyTXV_J2jVkmOMpGFW80v1iwaiVS-MeLCdTtUiuZMwi1P__WqmhZmcKa_VwbqCja_IQZ9_pvTqK_ANLaTsWnMqD9DnOODuHEc5Ngjj1G805vSLPLS1dxqbgiiTs4aCeIXYtmklOu0jXpK4f9oOFInpmGs0bfnQh6NHbNQ/s12600/Art%20to%20Tell%20Our%20Stories%20Poster%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="12600" data-original-width="8400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGQkBPlO8KBsNUovj_ETYtnyTXV_J2jVkmOMpGFW80v1iwaiVS-MeLCdTtUiuZMwi1P__WqmhZmcKa_VwbqCja_IQZ9_pvTqK_ANLaTsWnMqD9DnOODuHEc5Ngjj1G805vSLPLS1dxqbgiiTs4aCeIXYtmklOu0jXpK4f9oOFInpmGs0bfnQh6NHbNQ/s320/Art%20to%20Tell%20Our%20Stories%20Poster%20(1).jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>(click to view image)</b></span></div><span class="il" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span class="il" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: small; text-align: left;">"</span><i style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="il" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Using</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span class="il" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">our</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span class="il" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Art</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> To </span><span class="il" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Tell</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span class="il" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Our</span></b></i><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><i><b> Stories II: We Remember Fort Pillow!</b></i>" is the kickoff event prior to the National Fort Pillow Massacre Wreath Laying Ceremony in honor of United States Colored Troops, civilians and Unions soldiers that fought and died during the Fort Pillow Massacre on April 12, 1864. Due to COVID the events (wreath laying and art show) were rescheduled until June 2022. The wreath laying will be on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 10 am at the Memphis National Cemetery. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">The art show will run from Saturday, June 11, 2022 through Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at Gallery on Main located at 350 </span></span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">South Main. The opening reception will be on <b>Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 3 pm central- 8 pm central.</b></span></div></div></blockquote><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><span style="background-color: white;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">We wanted to create a <span class="il">story</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> through the eyes of the artists to allow the audience to see the importance of knowing ones history. The theme of the art works will center around life after the end of slavery for African Americans that does not include Jim Crow, KKK, Segregation, Civil Right Acts, etc. In other words, we are offering an alternative Afro-futuristic spin/perspective on our history post-slavery.</span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: justify;">Synopsis:</b></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: justify;">The original show was held in 2017 and was centered around Massacre of 1864 and its impact after slavery. This year's show will allow you to </span><span style="text-align: justify;">be a part of this history and to see the works that were created and designed by the artists. The works will show what life would have been like had the Civil War ended under fair circumstances. The works will be breathtaking! Each artist went beyond their objectives to make it moving and heartfelt. </span></div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This is also <span class="il">our</span> form of repairing the breach and standing in the gap so that we will always honor those who died at Fort Pillow.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Live Entertainment: DJ Kai’yrs Slayer, Harriet Tubman Speaks, Authors (Angela Green, Esq, etc) and other entertainers.</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></div><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><div style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;">Please join us on Saturday, June 11, 2022 from 3 pm central-8 pm central at Gallery on Main located at 350 South Main. </div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><b>Upcoming Event:</b></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Also, come be part of history at the </span><b><span style="color: red;">2022 National Wreath Laying Ceremony held on Friday, June 17, 2022 at 10 am central at the Memphis National Cemetery.</span></b></div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Background History on National Fort Pillow Massacre Wreath Laying Ceremony and Art show:</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18.07px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span face="arial, sans-serif">In 2017, the W E A L L B E Group Inc. (WeAllBe) decided to organize a grassroots </span><span face="helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;">Fort Pillow Massacre Commemoration & National Wreath Laying Ceremony from April 11-12, 2017. The Memphis branch of ASALH agreed to participate in the wreath laying portion of the event and helped co-sponsor the wreath with The W.E. A.L.L. B.E. Group, Inc. The commemoration included a memorial service at Christian Fellowship Church MB (old East Trigg Baptist Church) (Pastor Melvin Campbell and Pastor Beasley), wreath-laying ceremony at Memphis National Cemetery, Art Show entitled "</span><span face="helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/r2c2h2/media_set?set=a.10101363022139532&type=3" style="color: #336688; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Using Our Art To Tell Our Stories: We Remember Fort Pillow!</span></a></span><span face="helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;">" </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18.07px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18.07px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span face="helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;">While preparing for the 2017 ceremony, during December of 2016, I was contacted by Lyndon Comstock (a professional grave finder of African American soldiers during the Civil War) who provided me with the actual location of the 109 graves that represented the remains of the US Color Troops that were massacred at Fort Pillow on April 12, 1864. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Times, serif; font-size: 18.07px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 18.07px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><div style="font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: medium;"><b>We also had a historical marker revealed on June 19, 2018 at the Memphis National Cemetery. Below are details on the marker:</b></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 18.07px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span face="helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #202124;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-size: 18.07px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp39aiJMI70P7uVEDV-zb_rbhkO2YuxrlZEyRABCxEfzlooqnsIWD_5z_uMtzug8wlKGxMD7-LvnoHf7tbGDueti8ZE6rdOMW1u3rxpVWtaJQ1GjQsIiTn-eVbiR2i3MRzSQ9Upx7LfxTASo239AlnGnhYybrcQzOFgt_ci2RsDn764T7pH_rQXQ_Ihg/s800/marker%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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