Private Joe Mattox, United States Colored Troops/USCT

Speaks every 1st Thursday, 1 pm at the Battle Of Westport Museum, 6600 Swope Parkway Kansas City, MO.

Talking About:

• White People In Black History
• The Battle of Island Mound and Voices from Fort Africa In Missouri
• Race mixing in Jackson County, MO, 1850-1860
• Lt. William D. Mathews, the Sable Arm of Kansas
• Black Soldiers In Blue Who Could Pass For White
• Black Soldiers at the Battle of Westport
• The End of Slavery: Freedom Day and Juneteenth
• The Reconstruction Era, A Shining Moment In Black History

Presentations are free and open to the public

Cold water and Handouts