Tuesday, March 28, 2017

PREss RElease: UsINg Our Art To Tell Our Stories: WE REMEMBER FORT PILLOW!!! OpenINg Art REception Friday March 31, 2017 6pm-9pm

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WHAT: Using Our Art To Tell Our Stories: We Remember Fort Pillow!!!

WHEN:OPENING ART RECEPTION  March 31, 2017, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
(Total Length Of Art Exhibition: 3/31/2017-4/14/2017)

WHERE: 412 S. Main St, Memphis, TN 38103 -  Next To The Art Village Gallery

CO$T: FREE!!!

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CONTACT: Ms. Callie Herd

EMAIL: 1864fortpillowmassacre@gmail.com
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WHY 'Using Our Art To Tell Our Stories: WE REMEMBER FORT PILLOW!!!' Matters

In honor of the African American soldiers and civilians who died on April 12, 1864, various artists (Darlene Newman, R2C2H2, Frank D., Carl E. Moore, Seidel Shipp, Phil Dotson's LeMoyne-Owen College Art Students (3), Johnnie Mae Gilbert, Marion Joyner-Wilson, Sr. Walt, and others) will be using their art to tell our stories: WE REMEMBER FORT PILLOW!!!
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Event details:

Special performances by: Gabriel Kenyatta to play his saxophone along with other talented musicians/performers such as William Wright (trumpet), Tha J, Comedian Lomax, and spoken word artists,

*** Special Thanks To Art Village ***

Let's make this the best tribute ever, by remembering those who die so that we could live! This is the first artist tribute of this kind in the world! The event will kick off on Friday, March 31, 2017 during Trolley Night and run until Friday, April 14, 2017.


Fort Pillow Massacre of 1864: WE WILL NEVER FORGET!


On April 12, 1864, a Union garrison on the Mississippi River called Fort Pillow fell to Confederate troops. The Union loss might have been unremarkable, had it not been for disturbing rumors in the days that followed. Survivors said the Confederates had massacred black soldiers and civilians, shouting curses and firing until their bullets ran out. Fort Pillow quickly became a contested memory, with Rebels claiming victory, and Union soldiers alleging slaughter after surrender. In response to the controversy, Congress held an investigation, the records of which survive today. Evidence confirms that nearly 300 Union prisoners of war were shot to death, and the numbers indicate that black soldiers bore the worst of it.

In 1867 the soldiers’ graves were moved to the Memphis National Cemetery. On April 12, 2016, the Memphis Area Branch (MAB) of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH) held a wreath-laying ceremony to honor the soldiers. Given the importance of public memory, the WeAllBe Group Inc. and MAB ASALH decided to organize a national wreath laying ceremony on April 12, 2017, to honor the African American soldiers and civilians who gave their lives at Fort Pillow.

Then a new discovery came to light. In December 2016, Callie Herd was approached by Lyndon Comstock who had located 109 graves of African American soldiers who died in this massacre. This was a significant find that would make the ceremony that much more powerful.
WeAllBe then took the lead in organizing a grassroots commemorative project that includes descendants of Fort Pillow soldiers, military representatives (American Legion, Disabled American Veteran (DAV), and retired military), Operation Step Down, Junior ROTC students, "House of Mtenzi Museum", organizations, and several educational groups.

On April 11, 2017 memorial services will be held 6pm-8pm at Christian Fellowship Church MB  on 1315 S. Bellevue Blvd, Memphis, TN 38106. This is the former original site of East Trigg Ave Missionary Baptist Church, the historic church home of Gospel Icon Dr. Herbert Brewster, Elvis Presley's 'favorite minister.'  Memorial services will allow the descendants and the public to reflect on the Massacre and honor the fallen. The event will include speeches, music, and conversation with participants. The National Wreath Laying Ceremony will be on April 12, 2017, at the Memphis National Cemetery at 10:00 am.

The community is also invited to share in a reception at 5:30 pm at Blount Auditorium located Rhodes College followed by a panel discussion entitled: Fort Pillow Massacre Decoded: We Will Never Forget! at 6:00 pm. Panelists will include Judge Joe Brown, descendant Joe Williams, Jeffrey Jones, Ronald Herd II, Elaine Turner, Dr. Deborah Luckett-Day and Dr. Dee Garceau. The discussion will conclude with a short documentary film, Remember Fort Pillow. A play about Fort Pillow will also be scheduled on a future date.

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These Events Are Free And Open To The Public. For further information email 1864fortpillowmassacre@gmail.com. Also visit https://www.facebook.com/1864fortpillowmassacre/ to get additional information on the Fort Pillow Massacre.

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Fort Pillow Massacre Of 1864: WE WILL NEVER FORGET!!! #2017NationalFortPillowMassacreWreathLayingCeremony 4/11/2017-4/12/2017

Fort Pillow Massacre Of 1864: WE WILL NEVER FORGET!!!
By Jackie Murray



Fort Pillow, TN, the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, is located 60 miles north of Memphis, TN and is a bluff on the Tennessee side of the Mississippi River. On April 12, 1864, the Fort was occupied by 600 Union soldiers, nearly equal in number of black and white men. The Fort Pillow Massacre, as it has been called, occurred when at least 1,500 Confederate soldiers swarmed the fort and, after some time, the Union troops dropped their weapons and surrendered. Unfortunately, per survivor accounts, their surrender was denied with yells of “No Quarter!” The unarmed men were shot, stabbed, and robbed throughout the night. Some of the victims were nailed to buildings and burned. Others were buried and left for dead in mass graves, with some survivors of this atrocity digging themselves out to safety. The number of casualties has been reported to be almost 300 killed, drowned or missing. In 1867 the soldiers’ graves were moved to the Memphis National Cemetery.



Callie Herd, Vice President of WeAllBe Group Inc. (WeAllBe), in Memphis, TN, tells a story of a chance meeting with Professor Gene Tinnie at the National Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) Conference during 2015. Professor Gene Tinnie had concerns about how the African American soldiers were projected at the Fort Pillow Museum after a visit to the museum during the 2014 ASALH conference in Memphis. The concerns were presented to the Memphis Area Branch of ASALH (MAB). The President, Clarence Christian, decided that the MAB would perform a “trek” of Fort Pillow to allow the branch members to have an unbiased view of the museum. It was not until visiting the location of the Fort Pillow Massacre with members of MAB that Callie Herd described having a spiritual experience that gave her a deep-rooted desire to bring closure to the victims of the Fort Pillow Massacre. The branch was approached about having a local wreath laying ceremony on April 12, 2016 at the Memphis National Cemetery. MAB approved and provided their support. It was later agreed by both WeAllBe and MAB to organize a National wreath laying ceremony to be held on April 12, 2017. WeAllBe also agreed to spearhead and organize a grassroots commemorative project steering committee to include the help of the African American community. This allowed for inclusion of the African American community to give tribute to the soldiers. The overall goal of the project is to “remember the African American soldiers who were killed, wounded, missing in action or captured during the Fort Pillow Massacre along with the civilian men, women, and children who lost their lives [as well].”


Later, Ms. Herd was approached by Lyndon Comstock, national historical researcher and author who had researched and found the 109 graves that represent the African American soldiers who were located at the Memphis National Cemetery. This was an awesome discovery in that it allowed for the ceremony to be that more powerful with the team, along with the public, giving long deserved honors to the soldiers and civilians that fought and died so that other African Americans could be free.

Various activities are scheduled during April. There will be a Memorial Service on April 11th; a National Wreath Laying Ceremony on April 12th; a panel discussion and viewing of a documentary film on Fort Pillow; a play, and art show on March 31, 2017.

These events are free and open to the public. For further information email 1864fortpillowmassacre@gmail.com. Also, visit https://www.facebook.com/1864fortpillowmassacre/ to get additional information on the Fort Pillow Massacre.

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